Woman, 82, killed after car turned left in front of oncoming traffic, Wichita police say
Tuesday update: Wichita police identified the 81-year-old woman who died in the crash as Treva Phillips of Wichita.
Original story: One person was killed and two others injured in a northeast Wichita accident on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Emergency crews were called around 1:47 p.m. to the area of Webb Road and 37th Street North.
Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz said investigators have determined that a red Chevy Cavalier was southbound on Webb as a silver Ford Escort was northbound. The two cars collided head-on after the driver of the Ford Escort apparently tried to make a left-hand turn into a parking lot, police said.
An 82-year-old woman passenger in the Chevy Cavalier died at the scene of the accident, Cruz said.
The drivers of both cars were taken to hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the Escort was a 28-year-old woman and the driver of the Cavalier was a 34-year-old man.
Both directions of Webb Road will be shut down in the area of the crash for several hours, police said.
This story was originally published January 28, 2019 at 2:27 PM.