Woman in wheelchair dies after being struck by SUV

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) –  A woman in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle and killed as she tried to cross a highway in Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday night.

Kansas City Police said the crash was reported at 11:57 p.m. Saturday along U.S. Highway 40.

Police said a 51-year-old woman from Kansas City was crossing the highway in a wheelchair when she was hit by a westbound Honda SUV.

The woman died at the scene of the crash.