Driver dies after crashing into pillar of railroad bridge in Kansas City
Update: The driver of the Lincoln Aviator who crashed into a concrete pillar to a railroad bridge has died from his injuries, a police spokeswoman said Friday. This is the first traffic fatality of the year in Kansas City. The name of the victim was not released.
A driver was critically injured in a crash with a concrete pillar to a railroad bridge Thursday evening in Kansas City, a police spokeswoman said.
Police responded to the crash about 6:10 p.m. at a railroad bridge that spans Truman Road near Askew Avenue, said Capt. Leslie Foreman with the Kansas City Police Department.
A preliminary investigation found that the driver was headed east on Truman in a Lincoln Aviator when they struck the pillar. The driver was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital. The driver was listed in critical condition, Foreman said.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Investigators are looking into whether impairment was involved in the crash, she said.
This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 7:01 AM.
