KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Overland Park are investigating a deadly crash Friday morning.
Emergency crews responded to the intersection of W. 135th Street and Nieman Road around 8:40 a.m. on a reported injury crash.
Officer John Lacy says an initial investigation indicates that a driver was eastbound on 135th Street when another motorist that was turning south onto Nieman failed to yield.
A 61-year-old woman from Missouri died in the crash. The driver of the other car remained at the scene of the crash and was not seriously injured. Lacy said he was cooperating with the investigation.
The intersection remained closed as of 10 a.m.
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