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Mo. woman dead, one injured after vehicle hits pole, tree

Fatal accidentKANSAS CITY (AP) – Kansas City police said one person is dead and another was injured after their vehicle went off the road, hitting a utility pole and then a tree.

Police say 22-year-old Kaitlyn Turner of Butler died at the scene of the early Sunday morning wreck. She was a passenger in the vehicle.

Authorities said the accident happened after the driver lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road in south Kansas City.

The driver, whose identity hasn’t been released, was taken to a hospital. Her condition wasn’t immediately clear.

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