Passenger of wrecked car dies after getting hit by passing vehicle in Overland Park
Update: Police identified the female passenger killed in the crash as Karla Ramirez of Kansas City, Kansas.
A passenger in a car that crashed on U.S. 69 in Overland Park died early Thursday when a passing car struck her after she had exited the vehicle, police said.
The crash occurred about 12:30 a.m. along northbound U.S. 69 just south of 95th Street.
The woman, identified as Karla Ramirez of Kansas City, Kansas, was a passenger in a car that was headed north on U.S. 69. The driver lost control and the car crashed into the median, police said.
Ramirez got out of the car and was hit by a second vehicle that was also headed north on the highway. The force of the crash threw her into the southbound lanes of U.S. 69, police said.
Ramirez was rushed to a hospital where she died from her injuries.
The Overland Park Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the crash and asked anyone with information to contact the police department at 913-895-6413.
This story was originally published May 2, 2019 at 7:51 AM.
