PLATTE COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Thursday in Platte County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Jeep driven by Timothy V. Thomas, 22, Liberty, was northbound on Interstate 29 at Interstate 635.

The driver attempted to change lanes and overcorrected. The vehicle struck a guardrail, rotated several times and ejected both passengers.

Kara E. Tatum, 33, Kansas City, Mo., was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kansas City Fire Department transported Thomas and passenger Chad E. Tatum, 46, Sturgeon, to North Kansas City Hospital.

They were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.