Kansas Highway Patrol: 8 killed, 1 injured in crash on US 169 near Virginia Road

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Editor's Note: On Monday, May 5, two of the victims were identified as high school students from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area. You can read more here.

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The Kansas Highway Patrol and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatality crash Sunday just east of U.S. 169 and Virginia Road.

Around 5:40 p.m., KHP said two vehicles collided head-on and were engulfed in flames.

Eight people were killed, and one person was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries, per KHP.

The two-lane highway was closed for several hours, but is back open now.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

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