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KCK woman killed in turnpike wreck

A 25-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman was killed Wednesday when the car she was driving struck the rear of a maintenance truck that was painting the highway.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority identified the woman as Urmila Sharma and said she was wearing a seat belt. The accident occurred just before noon 21 miles from the Oklahoma state line.

| Matt Campbell, mcampbell@kcstar.com

This story was originally published July 2, 2014 at 7:27 PM with the headline "KCK woman killed in turnpike wreck."

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