KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just after 1:30a.m. Tuesday in Kansas City.
A pedestrian was crossing east to west all lanes of northbound Interstate 435 at Winner, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez.
A northbound GMC Yukon Denali struck the pedestrian in the #1 lane of travel. The pedestrian was declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the GMC stopped immediately and was not injured in the collision.
All lanes of northbound I-435 were closed to traffic at Truman Road for approximately three hours. Police did not release the name of the victim.
This is fatality #34 in Kansas City, Missouri, compared to #20 at this time last year, according to Gonzaalez.