Man killed in hit-and-run crash while sitting on bus stop bench in Kansas City
Police are searching for a driver of a car that crashed into a Kansas City bus stop, killing a man who was sitting on a bench inside the bus shelter late Tuesday, police said.
The crash occurred about 11:35 p.m. Tuesday at the RideKC Troost Max bus shelter near 67th and Troost Avenue, police said.
The driver was headed south on Troost in a dark gray Chevrolet Impala when the car careened off the road to the right and struck the bus shelter where the man was sitting, police said. The car hit and killed the man.
The driver ran east from the crash. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police did not release any description of the driver.
Anyone with information about the fatal crash is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published June 12, 2019 at 8:07 AM.
