Family of Kansas City man who whose SUV was hit by a KC Firetruck is suing the city.

The family of one victim in a deadly crash involving a Kansas City Fire Department firetruck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.    

Court records show the family of 25-year-old Michael Elwood is accusing the driver of the firetruck and the city of Kansas City of negligence leading to Elwood’s death.    

The December 15 crash in the Westport area killed three people when a firetruck and a Honda SUV crashed. Elwood and 41-year-old Jennifer San Nicholas occupied the SUV and died, along with a pedestrian identified as 41-year-old Tami Knight.