Fatal crash shuts down I-70 near downtown Kansas City for hours Wednesday morning
A crash Wednesday morning near downtown Kansas City left one man dead and shut down the interstate for a few hours, police said.
Accident investigators were called to the scene of the deadly crash at about 3:50 a.m. near the intersection of Interstate 70 and Brooklyn Avenue, Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman with the Kansas City Police Department, said in an email.
Police said a man was crossing the interstate on foot when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle then fled the scene, Becchina said.
The pedestrian, who was left lying on the road, was then struck by at least two more vehicles headed eastbound on the interstate, police said.
The victim has not yet been identified, Becchina said in an update shortly after 8:30 a.m.
The eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed for about two hours while accident investigators worked the scene, Becchina said. The road was re-opened by sunrise.
This is the 61st traffic fatality this year in Kansas City, according to the police department.
This story was originally published September 22, 2021 at 8:05 AM.
