KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, say a man has died after the vehicle he was riding in ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle.
First responders were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, to the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Prospect Avenue on a two-vehicle crash.
Investigators say the driver of a Nissan was traveling east on MLK when they failed to stop at the red light at Prospect.
The Nissan struck a northbound Cadillac vehicle.
A rear-seat passenger in the Nissan was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries on Tuesday.
The victim was identified as 67-year-old Cecil Henderson.
The investigation is ongoing.
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