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15-year-old killed over weekend in crash on I-70 just past NW R D Mize Road

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash Saturday night on westbound Interstate 70 just past NW R D Mize Road.

MSHP’s crash logs indicate a 1995 Toyota Tacoma attempted to cut in on a 2019 Lexus.

The maneuver then caused the Lexus to strike the passenger side of the Toyota, which overturned and ejected all occupants, per MSHP.

The Toyota driver, a 17-year-old male, and a 19-year-old male occupant were seriously injured.

MSHP said the third person in the Toyota, a 15-year-old male passenger, died at the scene.

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