WYANDOTTE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Tuesday in Wyandotte County.
According to Kansas City, Kansas Police, a vehicle was southbound at a high rate of speed in the 400 Block of North 18th Street. The vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle in front.
As the speeding vehicle changed lanes, it struck a northbound vehicle head-on. The driver of the passing vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. EMS transported a passenger in the passing vehicle to the hospital in critical condition and driver of the the northbound vehicle for non-life-threatening injuries. Police released no additional details early Wednesday.