Teen girl dies, man hospitalized after Chevy Cruze is hit by semi west of Wichita
Authorities say a 43-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were hospitalized after their Chevy Cruze collided with a semi Monday afternoon at 135th Street West and MacArthur.
The girl later died, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Her name was not immediately released.
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Lt. Benjamin Blick said the Chevy Cruze was driving south on 135th when it either “failed to stop at the posted stop sign” at the intersection or “failed to yield to the crossing Kenworth” semi and was hit around 2:40 p.m. The semi was driving east on MacArthur at the time.
The 43-year-old man driving the Chevy suffered serious injuries. The girl, in the passenger seat, was hospitalized with critical injuries, Blick said. She died Tuesday morning at the hospital, he said.
The 38-year-old woman driving the semi was not hurt.
Blick said Tuesday that the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
This story was originally published September 28, 2021 at 10:08 AM.
