UPDATE: Critical injury is now a fatality in 79th Terrace crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are investigating a crash in the Northland that left two people with serious injuries and one dead on Friday night.

According to KCPD, at about 10:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the scene of a two-car crash near the intersection of NE 79th Terrace and North Oak Trafficway.

After arriving on the scene, preliminary investigations revealed that a Chevrolet Malibu had been traveling northbound on North Oak Trafficway when a Hyundai Elantra started to turn left onto eastbound 79th Terrace from southbound North Oak Trafficway.

As the Hyundai turned into the intersection, the Chevrolet hit the car.

The Hyundai had three people inside: a driver, a front-seat passenger and a backseat passenger. Each individual was injured in the crash and not wearing a seat belt.

The front-seat passenger and the driver were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, which are now reported to be non-life-threatening.

According to KCPD, the backseat passenger was critically hurt in the crash. On Saturday afternoon, the passenger reportedly succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead by NKC Hospital staff.

The driver of the Chevrolet was reportedly uninjured in the crash and was wearing a seat belt.

KCPD said the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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