Oakland ,KS :Topeka woman killed in crash on Oakland Expressway near US-24 highway; 2 others injured on Tuesday ,July 14th 2015

A 50-year-old Topeka woman was killed and two more people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a head-on, two-vehicle crash on the Oakland Expressway.

Kansas Highway Patrol Master Trooper Bryce Whelpley said the crash was reported about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday in the southbound lane on the Oakland Expressway (K-4 highway), just north of N.E. Seward Ave.

Kelly R. Bowers, 50, of Topeka, was northbound on K-4 driving a 1999 Lincoln Town Car. Jefferson Connor King, 16, of Tecumseh, was southbound on K-4 driving a 2002 Nissan Xterra.

Bowers’ vehicle went left of center, crossed into the southbound lane and struck the Xterra head-on, a Kansas Highway Patrol online crash log states.

Bowers was declared dead at the scene, Whelpley said.

A white sheet could be seen covering the passenger’s side of the car.

King and an occupant in his SUV, 21-year-old Jayme A. King, of Tecumseh were taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center for treatment of their injuries. The extent of their injuries wasn’t known Tuesday night.



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Topeka woman killed in crash on Oakland Expressway near US-24 highway; 2 others injured