KANSAS CITY, MO – A crash in northeast Kansas City on Friday morning left two people dead, according to a KCTV report.
The Kansas City Police Department said the driver of a Jeep Cherokee lost control of the vehicle while heading south on Interstate 435 at about 9:20 a.m.
The Jeep went off the interstate and down a grassy embankment in the vicinity of Executive Drive and Universal Plaza Drive, a commercial warehouse area northeast of I-435. The Jeep then went through a fence and across the parking lot of a business before colliding with the front of a parked semi-trailer.
The driver of the Jeep and a passenger were declared dead at the scene. They were both wearing seat belts.
The cause of the fatal wreck remains under investigation. It was reported that the driver suffered a medical emergency prior to the accident.
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