Teenager Killed in Two-Vehicle Accident

A teenager was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in Blue Springs, Missouri Monday afternoon.

Tanner D. Twitchell, 17, of Oak Grove, was a passenger in a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when the driver, a 16-year-old female, lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crossed the median and was struck by an eastbound 2002 Kia causing both vehicles to leave the roadway around 2 p.m. Monday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Twitchell was killed in the accident. Both drivers were transported to Centerpoint Medical Hospital suffering from minor to moderate injuries.

The accident is being investigated by the Missouri Highway Patrol.