KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman was killed in a near head-on crash Monday evening in the 1500 block of East 23rd Street in Lawrence.
The Lawrence Police Department said officers arrived just after 7 p.m. as a witness was performing CPR on a woman.
Officers and EMS continued life-saving measures, but the woman died at the scene.
The Accident Investigation Unit determined the woman was traveling eastbound and crossed into the westbound lanes of East 23rd Street near Harper.
They believe the elderly woman suffered a medical emergency just before the crash.
The driver and passengers in the SUV suffered minor injuries and did not require hospitalization.
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