INDEPENDENCE, MO – A driver died following a crash with another vehicle in Independence Sunday night, according to police.
WDAF reports the vehicles collided on Interstate 70 eastbound near Noland Road at about 7:15 p.m. Investigators said the driver of a Ford van lost control and hit a Volkswagen Passat, then struck a roadway barrier.
The driver of the van, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was not injured.
The accident is under investigation by the Independence Police Department.
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