Elderly Kansas woman killed in head-on collision

Kansas troopers say an 82-year-old woman has died in a head-on collision with a semitrailer.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says Joyce Smith was driving on a highway near Hillsboro when the accident occurred Thursday.

An 85-year-old passenger was flown to Wesley Medical Center in critical condition.

Troopers say Smith failed to yield when turning into oncoming traffic and was hit by the semitrailer. The 29-year-old truck driver wasn’t injured.