Man dies after car collides with Kansas City, Kansas, utility pole, police say
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a Saturday afternoon car crash that left one man dead and a woman hospitalized in critical condition.
Officers responded to calls of a collision at 1:50 p.m. in the area of North 5th Street and Parallel Parkway, according to Officer T.J. Tomasic, a spokesman for the department.
Authorities discovered a man and woman inside a car that had struck a utility police at the scene.
The pair were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
At about 3:15 p.m. the man succumbed to his injuries.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the crash to call the Crime Stoppers Tips hotline at 816-474-8477.
Matti Gellman
The Kansas City Star