Pedestrian dies after being struck by 3 cars on I-29 near Zona Rosa in KC
A pedestrian is dead after being struck on Interstate 29 in the Northland on Sunday.
Police were called to the area of I-29 and Northwest Barry Road around 12:30 a.m. on a confirmed fatality condition, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department.
The pedestrian was walking on southbound I-29 when she was hit by a southbound SUV in the second lane. It knocked her into the third and fourth lanes, where she was run over by two other vehicles.
All of the vehicles involved stopped, and no one else was injured. There was no signs of impairment with any of the drivers.
This marks the 28th fatality this year, compared to 46 this time last year, according to data tracked by the police department.
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
The Kansas City Star