10-year-old girl dies after I-70 crash

A 10-year-old Kansas City, Kan., girl was pronounced dead shortly before 1:30 p.m. Saturday after being involved in a one-vehicle accident on eastbound Interstate 70.

Tamya Jones was riding in a 2001 Dodge SUV when its driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a guard rail. The SUV rolled and came to rest on all four wheels, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. The accident occurred at mile marker 225.6, east of 110th Street in Kansas City.

The vehicle’s driver, Novella Jones, 39, was believed to have suffered minor injuries.