UPDATE | Husband, wife killed in July 2 crash in Blue Springs

UPDATE, July 6 | Police in Blue Springs say both the driver and passenger in the car have now died from their injuries.

Police say the driver and passenger have been identified as Kody Ballard, 26, and Aubree Ballard, 26, both of Blue Springs. They were husband and wife.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with their family, friends and all those affected by this tragic loss," police said in a post on social media.

ORIGINAL REPORT | One person was killed and a second person critically injured in a Thursday night crash in Blue Springs.

Police were called at 5:20 p.m. on a two-vehicle crash at 19th Street and U.S. 40 Highway.

The driver of one vehicle was injured and died at a hospital, according to the Blue Springs Police Department.

The driver's name was not released Thursday night.

A second person in that vehicle suffered critical injuries, police said.

The driver of the second vehicle suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the crash scene.

The westbound lanes of U.S. 40 Highway were closed at 15th Street, according to a Facebook post from the Blue Springs Police Department.

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