Two people killed in car wreck after vehicle reverses on Platte County interstate
Two people were killed Friday after their car reversed on a Kansas City-area interstate and crashed into another vehicle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Officials responded to the crash around 5 p.m. on southbound Interstate 435 in Platte County, according to a highway patrol crash report.
An investigation said that a 57-year-old Kansas City woman was driving her Mazda Protege on the highway when the car began traveling in reverse. Then, a 22-year-old Lenexa woman struck the Mazda.
Officials pronounced the Mazda’s driver and passenger, a 46-year-old man from Manhattan, Kansas, dead at the scene.
The other driver had minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.
This story was originally published March 18, 2023 at 7:11 PM.
Matti Gellman
The Kansas City Star