Two girls killed, others hurt in fatal crash on Kansas interstate
Two children are dead after a fatal crash on a suburban Kansas City beltway near Overland Park. The crash was reported just before 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The crash occurred Sunday when a minivan traveling west came to a stop for an unknown reason on I-435, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
A westbound semi struck the van, killing 7-year-old Ruth Vasquez and 1-year-old Teresa Vasquez. The girls were from Kansas City, Missouri.
Fox-KC reports that the minivan’s driver and two boys, ages 9 and 14, are hospitalized in critical condition. The truck driver also was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
“Say an extra prayer for all families, witnesses, & first responders from the fatality collision on I-435, as this greatly impacts so many,” Trooper Candice Breshears tweeted.
Say an extra prayer for all families, witnesses, & first responders from the fatality collision on I-435, as this greatly impacts so many.
— Trooper Candice (@TroopCandiceKHP) February 19, 2018
The @kshighwaypatrol has released the crash log for the preliminary collision information.https://t.co/5TZgKIy4Ni
Contributing: Associated Press
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This story was originally published February 19, 2018 at 10:07 AM with the headline "Two girls killed, others hurt in fatal crash on Kansas interstate."