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Woman killed, infant injured in Platte Co MO wreck

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/26/2019

(KAIR)--An 80-year-old woman was killed and a two-month-old infant injured in a two-vehicle wreck in Platte County, Missouri.

According to a press release from the Platte County Sheriff's office, it happened shortly after 4:00 Tuesday afternoon at the intersection Missouri Highway 45 Spur and Stillings Road.

The Sheriff's office says the woman, from Platte City, was northbound crossing the center of the intersection when her SUV was struck by a westbound pickup truck on Missouri 45 Spur.

The woman was transported to an area hospital where she later died. The two-month-old, who was a passenger in her vehicle, was transported to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for treatment.

The driver of the pickup, a 65-year-old McLouth, Kansas man, was not hurt.

The sheriff's office said the woman was wearing a seatbelt and the child was properly secured in a car seat.

The names of those involved have not been released.

The wreck remains under investigation.

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