Two killed in head-on, Northland crash Sunday night

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people are dead after a head-on crash in the Northland Sunday night.

According to the Kansas City Police Department, officers responded to the scene of a deadly crash near Northeast 42nd Street and Parvin Road in Kansas City, Missouri at about 8:20 p.m.

Preliminary investigations revealed that a Mitsubishi Outlander had been speeding eastbound on Parvin Road before crossing the double yellow lines and hitting a Ford Transit van head-on.

The driver of the Mitsubishi was pronounced dead at the scene, and according to officers, two child passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

As for the Ford, all three occupants were taken to a hospital: a driver, an adult passenger, and a child passenger. The crash report said the driver later died from their injuries, and the two other passengers received non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

KCPD said it is unknown why the Mitsubishi crossed into the opposite lanes of traffic, but officers confirmed the crash is currently under investigation.

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