(KAIR)--A Friday afternoon single-vehicle crash claims one life. 

The Platte County, Missouri Sheriff's Office identifies the victim only as a 70-year-old Leavenworth woman. 

According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, she was a passenger in a vehicle  that was westbound on Jones-Meyer Road, near Baker Ridge Circle, around 12:30 Friday afternoon. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle left the roadway, went airborne, and struck a large tree. 

The driver, identified only as a 27-year-old Leavenworth man, was transported to an area hospital for the treatment of serious injuries. 

The investigation is continuing.