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One killed in Kansas City, Kansas crash involving two vehicles, according to police

Kansas City, Kansas police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday evening near the intersection of Kaw Drive and Swartz Road.
Kansas City, Kansas police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday evening near the intersection of Kaw Drive and Swartz Road.

One person was killed Friday evening in a fatal crash involving two vehicles in Kansas City, Kansas, according to police.

Police were called around 5 p.m. to the intersection of Kaw Drive and Swartz Road on a reported accident with injuries, officer Marshee London, a department spokeswoman, said in a statement. Officers arrived to find that the driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The identity of the person killed in the crash was not disclosed by police. The driver and a passenger from the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with injuries described by police as non-life-threatening.

Police did not immediately say what led to the crash. It remains under investigation by Kansas City, Kansas police.

The department is advising anyone who may have witnessed or have any information about the case to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Kansas City, Kansas police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday evening near the intersection of Kaw Drive and Swartz Road.
Kansas City, Kansas police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday evening near the intersection of Kaw Drive and Swartz Road.
Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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