Three of six KC residents killed in Oklahoma crash are identified

Six people from Kansas City were killed in a northeast Oklahoma traffic crash late Friday.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Sunday identified three of the people who died: Bhaskar Jha, a 32-year-old man, Agni Pal Singh, a 34-year-old man, and Annu Jha, a 31-year-old woman.

Another female, whose name was withheld and whose age was unknown, also was killed.

The patrol did not name three juveniles. A 1-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy died. Another boy, age unknown, was taken to a Tulsa hospital in serious condition with head, internal and external injuries.

The accident report said the group was traveling south on U.S. 69 in Mayes County in a 2015 Honda Odyssey minivan at 11:37 p.m. Friday when the driver, Bhaskar Jha, apparently lost control of the vehicle because he was traveling too fast for the wet road conditions.

The minivan crossed the median into northbound traffic and struck a tractor-trailer head-on. The driver of the truck was treated and released.

Seatbelts were used in both vehicles, and child restraints were used for all three juveniles in the minivan. Two of the people who died were ejected from the vehicle. Three were pinned inside and had to be extricated.

This story was originally published January 10, 2016 at 11:17 AM.