KANSAS CITY—One person died in an accident just before 9a.m. Friday in Kansas City.
A Hyundai Elantra was southbound on U.S. 169 Highway at a very high rate of speed, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez.
The driver of the Hyundai, for unknown reasons was passing cars on the shoulder and splitting the two lanes of travel and passing on the center lane line.
The driver lost control of the car. It traveled off the roadway to the left, struck the guardrail and rolled.
All four of the occupants were not wearing seatbelts. The front right passenger was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver and two passengers were transported to area hospitals, with critical injuries.
Both directions on US 169 were closed down for approximately three hours.