Two Kansas City residents, woman, 23, and man, 60, dead after crash on Interstate 29
Update: Police on Wednesday identified the drivers killed in the crash as Roslyn S. Esau, 23, and Oree L. French, 60, both of Kansas City.
Two Kansas City residents were pronounced dead Monday morning following a crash on Interstate 29.
Officers responded to the scene, at I-29 north of North Oak Trafficway, around 4:30 a.m. After an investigation, police determined that a Chevrolet Malibu had been traveling in the wrong direction, northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway, when it collided head-on with a Ford Fusion, according to a news release.
The driver of the Ford, identified as a 23-year-old woman, died at the scene.
The Chevrolet driver, who was identified as a 60-year-old man, died shortly after arriving at an area hospital, police said.
This story was originally published September 6, 2021 at 10:28 AM.
