JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. —One person died in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Wednesday in Jackson County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Toyota Scion driven by a 55-year-old Blue Springs woman was eastbound on Interstate 70 near Oak Grove. The vehicle struck an eastbound 2022 Dodge Ram driven by a 58-year-old Mexico, Missouri, woman. After impact the Toyota traveled off the road, overturned and the driver was ejected. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Central Jackson County EMS transported two 15-year-old girls in the Toyota to Centerpoint Medical Center. There were no other injuries. The occupants of the Toyota were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.