Teen airlifted to Kansas City hospital after hitting man in deadly head-on crash

CALDWELL COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - One man died and a teen was airlifted to a Kansas City hospital after a serious car crash on Friday.

The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on June 20, on U.S. Route 36 between Cameron and Hamilton, Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 15-year-old teen from Hamilton was driving east in the westbound lanes when she hit a 41-year-old man from Breckenridge, Missouri, head-on.

The man died at the scene. His identity was not released, but MSHP said his next of kin was notified.

The teen was seriously injured and airlifted to Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Both cars were totaled in the wreck.

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