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1 person dead after crash in Douglas County

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead after a crash in Douglas County Thursday night.

According to Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Sara Shamblin died in a crash on E550 Road and U56 after colliding with another vehicle.

Authorities said the crash occurred when Shamblin ran a stop sign at U56 while traveling southbound on E550 Road. The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling westbound on U56 swerved to avoid Shamblin's SUV, but was struck on the passenger side, went off the road and rolled onto its roof.

The SUV spun and rolled into the ditch landing on its roof.

Three other people were in Shamblin's vehicle, one of which was a child under the age of one. They suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the Jeep suffered serious injuries.