UPDATE, Jan. 13, 11:15 a.m. | Kansas City, Missouri, police have identified the two people killed in the crash. The driver was Breanna M. Bullington, 24. The rear seat passenger was Alexis M. Bullington, 21.
ORIGINAL STORY | Two people died and another person suffered critical injuries Friday morning when a red Honda SUV drove off Interstate 435 near 103rd Street in Kansas City and fell 100 feet into the Blue River.
Police said the SUV was going too fast on the snow-covered interstate at about 3 a.m. when it ran off the road and went up and over a snowbank on the north side of the interstate.
The SUV ran off a bridge and fell about 100 feet from the bridge into the Blue River, police said.
The driver and a passenger in the back seat died at the crash scene.
The front seat passenger suffered critical injuries.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.