PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. -- Two men from Kansas City died in a head-on collision in Northern Platte County Saturday afternoon.
According to the Platte County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened on 45 Hwy. north of Iatan, Mo. A 2004 silver Mercury Grand Marquis was going northbound in the southbound lane while trying to pass vehicles when it hit a 2007 gold Toyota Rav4 head-on.
The driver and passenger, both 23 years old and from Kansas City, Mo., died from their injuries.
The driver of the Rav4, an 18-year-old woman from Atchison, Kan., was taken to an area hospital by helicopter with non-life threatening injuries.
The occupants of a third vehicle involved in the crash were not injured.
The Platte County Sheriff's Office says alcohol may have played a role in the crash.
The names of the victims are not being released pending family notification.
