Police: One person was killed and two injured in southwest Wichita crash

One person was killed and two people were critically injured in a crash at I-235 and Meridian on Friday afternoon, Wichita police spokesperson Trevor Macy said.

A 911 caller said that one of the vehicles in the crash was possibly tied to a shots fired report at 31st and Meridian just before the crash, police said.

“The report of a possible shooting has not been confirmed,” police said.

A 26-year-old man driving a Chevrolet Impala and a 72-year-old man driving a Buick were both critically injured, Macy said. A woman riding in the Buick died at the scene, he said.

“The Impala was traveling southbound (on Meridian) at a high rate of speed,” he said. “There was a tan Buick that was trying to make a left turn onto I-235, turned in front of that Impala ... and that resulted in a collision.”

The collision jarred loose the Buick’s engine.

“The engine ... was ejected because of the force and it caused another minor collision,” he said, adding that the “engine flew in front of (another) vehicle.”

Anyone with information about the incident can call 911, Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or the See Something, Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282.

This story was originally published February 26, 2021 at 5:10 PM.