KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Missouri.
According to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina, a preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was crossing the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near 25th Street from east to west.
A northbound blue Ford Escape struck the pedestrian in the #1 travel lane. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and front seat passenger of the Ford were uninjured in the crash.
Two lanes of northbound I-35 were closed to traffic for approximately 3 hours. This is fatality #63 compared to #57 at this time last year. The name of the pedestrian has not been released.