A 73-year old Missouri man died following a chain-reaction collision involving four vehicles in Overland Park on Tuesday morning.
Overland Park police officers were called to the intersection of 107th Street and Nall Avenue, just north of Interstate 435, at 10:42 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Ofc. John Lacy, an OPPD spokesperson.
Lacy said the Overland Park Police Traffic Unit determined a driver in a Mercedes-Benz going west on 107th ran a red light at Nall, striking a Honda whose driver was turning right, or eastbound, onto 107th from northbound Nall.
The Mercedes continued through the intersection and hit a Toyota whose driver was turning west onto 107th from northbound Nall.
The Toyota then careened into a fourth vehicle, a Volkswagen, that was stopped at a red light on eastbound 107th.
Johnson County Med-Act paramedics took the driver of the Honda, the first vehicle struck by the Mercedes driver, to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Lacy identified the injured Honda driver as Randall Stevens, 73, of Parkville, Missouri. Stevens later died from his injuries.
The driver of the Mercedes was taken to the hospital in stable condition. None of the occupants in the other two vehicles reported any injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Overland Park Police encourage anyone who witnessed the collision or has information that could assist investigators to contact the Traffic Safety Unit at 913-890-1516.
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