KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department is investigating a crash at U.S. 40 Highway and Sterling Avenue that left two people in critical condition Friday evening.
Police say around 5:20 p.m., the driver of a Ford Escape going east on U.S. 40 Highway went around traffic stopped at the intersection, ran a red light, and crashed into a Ford F-250 that had been traveling north on Sterling Avenue.
The force of the crash sent the F-250 into a Toyota Avalon that had also been traveling north on Sterling.
On Monday, police said the driver of the Ford Escape, identified as 45-year-old Henry Gibson, of Independence, died from injuries in the crash.
Police said the driver of the F-250 remained in "serious but stable condition" as of Monday.
Most of the intersection was closed for close to five hours during the investigation at the scene.
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