Kansas City bicyclist seriously hurt after crashing into truck on Truman Road: Police
A bicyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon after a crash involving a freight truck on Kansas City’s busy Truman Road, according to police.
Around 3 p.m., police officers were dispatched to Truman and Kensington Avenue on a reported life-threatening collision. The bicyclist, who was thrown from his vehicle, was taken away by ambulance.
Police investigating the crash determined the bicyclist was heading north on Kensington, holding a “very large cauldron,” and failed to yield for a stop a sign at Truman. He then rode into the side of a Freightliner truck, according to police.
After the crash, police said the bicyclist ended up in the roadway on Truman.
Police said no one else was injured.
This story was originally published April 13, 2023 at 7:52 PM.
