2 women killed when SUV crashes into turning car in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two women have been killed in a Wichita crash.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened Tuesday afternoon as the women were turning left. Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz says the driver of a sport utility vehicle collided with passenger side of the women's car. The impact knocked the car off the road and onto nearby grass.

Cruz says the 20-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The car's 21-year-old driver died at a hospital. Police don't know the relationship between the women. Their names were immediately released.

Police say the driver of the SUV was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren't life threatening.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com