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Man died Friday after head-on crash at 84th Street and Wornall Road, police said

One person died Friday after a head-on crash at 84th Street and Wornall Road, police said.

Kansas City Police responded to the crash just before 8 a.m. Friday. A Buick sedan, which was determined to be driving on the wrong side of the road, collided head-on into a Chevrolet van, according to an email from Kansas City Police Department Spokesman Jacob Becchina.

The driver of the Buick was transported to the hospital and died from his injuries around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Becchina said.

The driver of the Chevrolet, police said, suffered non-life threatening injuries.

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This story was originally published May 16, 2020 at 10:40 AM.

Katie Bernard
The Kansas City Star
Katie Bernard covered Kansas politics and government for the Kansas City Star from 20219-2024. Katie was part of the team that won the Headliner award for political coverage in 2023.
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