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One killed in wrong way crash that shut down I-70 & I-435 Saturday morning

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed in a wrong way crash on I-435 just north of I-70 early Saturday morning.

Just before 4:30 a.m. a red Chevy Trax LT was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 435.

It's unknown where the driver got onto the highway the wrong way.

Just north of Interstate 70, the Chevy Trax struck a gray Chevy Cruz head-on.

The Chevy Trax then hit the concrete Jersey barrier.

The driver of the Trax received minor injuries.

The driver and one rear passenger in the Chevy Cruz were not injured.

The front passenger was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Another rear seat passenger was transported with non-life threatening injuries.

Two northbound lanes of I-435 were closed approximately two and a half hours.