Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in northeast Kansas City, police say
A bicyclist is left dead after a hit-and-run crash in northeast Kansas City Wednesday night, police said.
Officers responded just after 9 p.m. to Independence and Hardesty avenues in Kansas City’s South Indian Mound neighborhood for a reported crash.
According to a preliminary investigation, a man traveled east on Independence Avenue on a bicycle. As he entered the intersection at Hardesty Avenue, he changed lanes and entered the westbound lane, police said.
A white pickup truck traveling west on Independence Avenue then struck the bicyclist head on, according to police. The pickup driver fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said.
Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the bicyclist dead.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
This story was originally published September 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM.
