Driver dies in crash with box truck at busy Johnson, Antioch intersection in Merriam
A driver of a car died in a crash involving a box truck at a busy Merriam intersection Tuesday morning, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded to the crash about 9 a.m. at Johnson Drive and Antioch Road, said Capt. Troy Duvanel, a spokesman for the Merriam Police Department.
“It appears that the passenger car ran a red light,” said Duvanel. “The driver may have had some sort of medical issue prior to the crash.”
The car was headed northbound on Antioch when it ran the red light and it collided with a box truck that was head east on Johnson Drive, he said.
“Despite all efforts to save the driver of the passenger car, he was deceased,” Duvanel said.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s identity has not been released.
The driver of the box truck was uninjured, but shaken from what had happened, he said.
While police investigated the crash, the intersection was closed and drivers were urged to avoid the area, police said.
This story was originally published October 20, 2020 at 10:39 AM.
