CLAY COUNTY, MO – The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a collision in Clay County Saturday afternoon left both drivers dead.
According to the MSHP’s accident report, the crash happened on Salem Road at Northeast 162nd Street at about 2:30 p.m. and involved two vehicles going in opposite directions.
State troopers said 73-year-old James Massa of Excelsior Springs was driving a 2007 Ford Edge southbound and crossed over the center line. The Ford crashed into a northbound 2003 Buick Park Avenue.
Massa and the driver of the Buick, 88-year-old Victoria Kohler of Lawson, were both pronounced dead at the scene by Excelsior Springs paramedics.
Kohler was wearing a seat belt while Massa was not, troopers said.
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