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Olathe woman killed Wednesday afternoon in crash on Kansas 7 Highway in Lenexa

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Olathe woman died and a Shawnee teenager suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Lenexa.

The wreck happened at 4:42 p.m. on southbound Kansas 7 Highway just south of 95th Street, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log.

A 2017 Nissan Rogue driven by Holly Thomas, 49, of Olathe, was traveling north on Kansas 7 Highway.

The vehicle driven by Thomas crossed the median and crashed head-on into a southbound 2008 Jeep Commander, according to the crash log.

The reason the vehicle driven by Thomas crossed over into the southbound lanes is not known, the crash log states.

The driver of the Jeep Commander, Mia Kate Reuter, 18, of Shawnee, suffered minor injuries, according to the crash log.

Both women were wearing safety restraints at the time of the accident.