UPDATE, Aug. 27 | The victim killed in the crash was identified as 39-year-old Angela M. Combs of Independence.
ORIGINAL STORY, Aug. 22 | One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Independence.
Police said the crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. east of South Crysler Avenue on West 23rd Street.
A 2012 Scion XB, traveling west on West 23rd Street, "collided with the railroad bridge," according to a news release.
The driver died after being transported to Centerpoint Hospital.
Police said in the release that the driver appeared to not be wearing a seatbelt.
The driver's identity has not yet been released.
The crash still is under investigation.
