KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people died late Saturday morning in a head-on crash on the Missouri Highway 7 bridge over Truman Lake.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle.
One of the two vehicles in the crash went off the bridge and into Truman Lake.
A patrol spokesperson said dive teams were able to locate the body of the driver of the car that went off the bridge.
Crews continued work late Saturday afternoon to recover the vehicle.
Traffic on the bridge remained reduced to just one lane as of 4 p.m. Saturday.
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