Woman died on Tuesday evening when a car flying through the air collided head-on with her vehicle

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A woman was killed in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday night when a speeding car was thrown through the air and collided head-on with her car.

Police stated in a news release a silver Honda Pilot was going east at a high rate of speed about 7:10 p.m. on East 43rd Street.
 
The car crossed Virginia Avenue, became airborne, landed and slammed into the woman's car.

The Honda then struck two wooden utility poles before the car flipped onto its roof, police said.

The woman, whose name has not been released, died at a hospital.

The driver and passenger in the Honda were taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Police said the woman was the 49th person killed in a traffic crash in 2024 in KCMO.

There had been 39 people killed in KCMO traffic crashes this time last year.
 

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