Pedestrian critically hurt after crash involving pickup truck, Kansas City police say
A pedestrian was seriously injured Wednesday evening after being struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 40 in Kansas City’s Country Valley-Hawthorne Square neighborhood.
The pedestrian, whose identity was not disclosed, was crossing U.S. Highway 40 near South Brentwood Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. while a Chevrolet Silverado was headed westbound, according to a crash report from Kansas City police. The truck struck the pedestrian with the right-front side.
The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with injuries described as critical. The driver of the pickup was uninjured, according to police.
Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star