KC woman, child die in crash on I-35 in Franklin County, Kan.
A Kansas City woman and a child died Tuesday evening when their car crossed the median on Interstate 35 near Ottawa, Kan., and another car broadsided them.
The victims were identified as April L. Brown, 28, and Jeremiah Persinger, 9, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
A third person in the car, a 46-year-old Kansas City man, as well as the driver of the other car, a 28-year-old Wellsville, Kan., woman, were taken to Kansas City area hospitals.
The crash occurred about 6:30 p.m. about 4 miles north of Ottawa on Interstate 35.
Brown was driving a 1994 Toyota Camry south on I-35 when she lost control and crossed the median. The other car, a 2006 Infiniti G, was headed north and broadsided the Camry.
Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb
This story was originally published May 4, 2016 at 7:22 AM with the headline "KC woman, child die in crash on I-35 in Franklin County, Kan.."