Arizona girl, 7, killed in head-on crash as driver passed another vehicle on U.S. 50
A 7-year-old Arizona girl died Tuesday in a crash on U.S. Highway 50 in Ford County.
The child, Isabella Rodriguez-Rivera, was a passenger in a Volkswagen Tiguan that crashed head-on with a Ford Transit 250 around 1:50 p.m. near the highway’s intersection with County Road 118, the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a crash report.
A 29-year-old Mesa, Arizona, woman was driving the Volkswagen east on Highway 50 when she tried to pass a vehicle in front of her and struck the Ford head-on on the westbound shoulder, the KHP said. The Ford was driving westbound when the collision occurred.
Both vehicles went into a ditch.
The 29-year-old driving the Volkswagen was hospitalized with suspected serious injuries, according to the KHP report. Isabella, also of Mesa, died.
The 41-year-old Garden City man driving the Ford was also hospitalized with suspected serious injuries, the KHP said.
Ford County is in southwest Kansas.
This story was originally published September 15, 2021 at 10:16 AM.
