A Platte City woman died in a multiple vehicle crash on I-70 Friday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 11:30 a.m. Friday, on westbound I-70 at mile marker 29.1, the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control of the vehicle on the snow covered road. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road, before coming to rest, partially blocking the road. A Ford Escape, driven by 74-year-old James L. Henderson of Platte City, hit the back of the tractor trailer and a Dodge Ram hit the passenger side of the Ford Escape.

A passenger in the Ford Escape, 73-year-old Linda K. Henderson was pronounced deceased at the scene by a paramedic at 11:47 a.m. The driver of the Ford Escape was transported to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence for treatment of serious injuries. Several other people involved in the crash in other vehicles were transported to hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.