Kansas troopers say a blown tire caused a car to careen over the side of a bridge in suburban Kansas City, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver.
The Kansas State Patrol says the crash happened Thursday afternoon in Shawnee on Interstate 435. Investigators say a northbound car was on an I-435 bridge when its left rear tire blew, sending the car into the bridge's right guardrail and over the side. The patrol says the car rolled twice and landed in a creek below.
A passenger, Gomez Humberto-Perez, 43, of Kansas City, Kansas, was killed. The driver, 24, from Overland Park was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.