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Male killed in crash Wednesday on 24 HWY in Independence

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A male riding in the front seat of a car died Wednesday after the driver of the car crashed into a parked vehicle on U.S. 24 Highway.

A police spokesperson says the driver of a car was traveling westbound on 24 Highway when they lost control and struck a parked vehicle.

The front seat passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene. The passenger was identified as a 17-year-old of Kansas City, Missouri.

The driver and a passenger in the rear seat were taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. They were also not wearing a seat belt.

No one was inside the parked vehicle at the time of the crash.