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Motorcyclist dies in head-on collision with car in rural Cass County

Anna M. Meihls, 62, of Harrisonville, died Saturday afternoon when a car crossed over into her lane and collided head-on with her motorcycle in rural Cass County. This Google Maps photo from June 2015 shows the area near the fatal crash.
Anna M. Meihls, 62, of Harrisonville, died Saturday afternoon when a car crossed over into her lane and collided head-on with her motorcycle in rural Cass County. This Google Maps photo from June 2015 shows the area near the fatal crash.

A 62-year-old Harrisonville woman died Saturday afternoon when her motorcycle was struck head-on by a car that crossed over into her lane in rural Cass County.

The victim of the crash was identified as Anna M. Meihls. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.

The crash occurred about 2:45 p.m. along East 307th Street just west of Lone Tree Road south of Harrisonville.

Meihls was headed east on 307th Street on her 2001 Suzuki Marauder motorcycle when a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu headed the opposite direction traveled into the wrong lane and struck the motorcycle head-on.

A 59-year-old Drexel woman driving the Malibu was injured and taken to a hospital.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published December 3, 2017 at 9:58 AM with the headline "Motorcyclist dies in head-on collision with car in rural Cass County."

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