INDEPENDENCE, MO – Police in Independence are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Noland Road on Wednesday evening, Fox 4 KC reports.
Preliminary details indicate that the driver of a van was traveling north at about 5:40 p.m. and crossed over the center of the roadway near 35th Street. The van entered the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a truck going south.
The van driver died at the scene, while two occupants of the truck were seriously injured and taken to an area hospital.
The southbound lanes of Noland Road were shut down near Truman High School for nearly four hours during the accident response and investigation.
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