KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people were killed and five others injured in a head-on crash at 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 70.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Connor J. Souther, 20, was driving a 2013 Hyundai Elantra westbound on I-70 just west of the Grain Valley exit when he ran off the left side of the roadway, crossed the median and hit a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse head-on.
Souther was pronounced dead at the scene.
Garret D. Brumley, 56, who was driving the Traverse, was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Three passengers in the Traverse — ages 80, 79 and 58 — suffered serious injuries. Two other 25-year-old passengers suffered moderate and minor injuries.
All drivers and passengers were wearing seat belts.
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