Woman is killed in motorcycle crash in south Kansas City
A woman was killed Tuesday morning in a motorcycle crash in south Kansas City, according to police.
Kansas City police said the woman was a 37-year-old Grandview resident. Her name has not been released.
Investigators determined that she was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on the service road along Interstate 49 just north of Missouri 150 when she apparently lost control shortly before 11 a.m.
Police did not say if she was wearing a helmet, but said she suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
There reportedly was heavy rain falling in the area at the time of the wreck.
No other vehicles were involved, police said.
This story was originally published August 14, 2018 at 11:51 AM.