Crash involving stolen car kills one, injures two others in Kansas City
A car stolen out of Omaha crashed early Thursday into a tree at a high speed in northeast Kansas City, killing one person and injuring two others.
Police said the BMW was headed west at a high speed on Thompson Avenue about 2:45 a.m. Thursday when the driver lost control at Askew Avenue, according to police
The car hit the tree, flipped and slid on its hood and roof until crashing into a parked Ford Focus. One of the BMW’s three occupants was ejected.
Emergency workers took all three people to the hospital, where one person was pronounced dead. A second person sustained what is believed to be life-threatening injuries and the third person had serious injuries. None was wearing a seat belt, police said.
Police said the BMW had been stolen during a home invasion robbery in Omaha.
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This story was originally published May 21, 2015 at 10:09 AM with the headline "Crash involving stolen car kills one, injures two others in Kansas City."