Teen killed when car struck by 18-wheeler in Kansas City
A 13-year-old boy was killed Saturday morning when the car he was riding in was struck by a tractor-trailer rig at 18th Street and Benton Boulevard.
Kansas City police said the boy was a passenger in the back seat of the car when it was hit in the intersection by an 18-wheeler operated by the U.S. Postal Service. The boy died at a hospital. The crash, which occurred about 8:30 a.m., remains under investigation.
Judy L. Thomas, jthomas@kcstar.com
This story was originally published October 4, 2014 at 2:49 PM with the headline "Teen killed when car struck by 18-wheeler in Kansas City."