KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people died Monday afternoon in a high-speed, rollover crash on Interstate 70 in the Benton Curve.
The crash closed the busy interstate for more than three hours.
A red Dodge Ram pickup truck was traveling west about 2:20 p.m. on I-70 at a high rate of speed, police said.
The driver of the pickup was weaving in and out of traffic and struck a westbound Chevrolet Silverado.
The impact caused the driver to lose control of the Dodge Ram and the truck ran off the highway and rolled over several times, police said.
Neither the driver or passenger were wearing seat belts and were thrown from the truck.
Both died at the scene.
Their names have not been released.
With the two deaths Monday, there have been 97 traffic deaths in 2023 in KCMO.
There were 81 traffic deaths at this time a year ago in KCMO.
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