Jul 08, 2022

Kansas woman dies after van travels into tree line

Posted Jul 08, 2022 7:00 AM

OSAGE COUNTY—A Kansas woman died in an accident just before 9a.m. Thursday in Osage County.

A 2001 Dodge Caravan driven by Velma J. Kissinger, 64, Ottawa, was northbound on Interstate 35 just north of the Melvern exit, according to the Osage County Sheriff's Department.

The van traveled off the road and  came to rest after rolling into a tree line.

Osage County EMS transported Kissinger to an Overland Park hospital in critical condition. She later died, according to Sheriff Chris Wells.