UPDATE, 4 p.m. | The driver of the silver Hyundai involved in the crash has died from critical injuries sustained in the crash, according to an update from the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
Police said the driver was pronounced dead at the hospital at 6:43 a.m. Saturday.
ORIGINAL REPORT, 8:27 a.m. | Three people were transported to the hospital after a car ran off the roadway, traveled through the grass, and overturned before catching on fire and coming to a stop.
KCPD officers were called to the area of 46th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard regarding an injury collision at 8:25 p.m. Friday.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a silver Hyundai Sonata was traveling north on Blue Ridge at a high rate of speed.
The driver, front seat passenger and rear seat passenger of the Hyundai were all transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.
The front seat passenger and rear seat passenger are both in serious but stable condition.
The driver is currently in critical condition.
An investigation is ongoing.
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