Two drivers died following a wrong-way crash on a Kansas City highway Sunday morning
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Two people died following a wrong-way crash Sunday morning in Kansas City.
Officers responded to the collision around 5:56 a.m. on southbound Interstate 35 near Front Street, said Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
A black KIA Forte was traveling the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of I-35 and struck a white Nissan Sentra head on near Front Street.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. They were the only occupants of either vehicle.
All lanes of southbound I-35 were closed for three and a half hours.
These were the 88th and 89th road fatalities in Kansas City this year, according to data tracked by police. There were 78 fatalities at this time last year.
Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star