KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a child during a “medical incident” on Wednesday night.
A sheriff’s spokesperson said deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to the incident on the eastbound lanes of Kansas Highway 10 at Kill Creek Road.
The spokesperson said first responders arrived and located a vehicle with one adult and two children inside.
One of the two children was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other child was transported to an area hospital.
The status of the adult was not immediately provided.
No additional information about the incident was available as of Thursday afternoon.
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