A man died Monday in a single-vehicle crash near Manchester Trafficway, Kansas City police said.

Uziel Navarrete, 22, of Kansas City, drove a Ford Focus headed northbound when he lost control on a curve, went off the road and hit a railroad bridge support, Officer Doaa El-Ashkar, a Kansas City police spokeswoman, said in an email Wednesday.

The crash was reported just after 4 p.m. Monday near Manchester Trafficway and Stadium Drive.

Navarrete was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead about 8:30 p.m. Monday, El-Ashkar said.

Navarrete is the 36th person killed in a traffic crash in Kansas City this year. This time last year, 25 people had died in crashes, according to data kept by the police department.

Anna Spoerre

The Kansas City Star

Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.