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Vehicle strikes pedestrian who just exited bus and flees the scene in Kansas City

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A pedestrian was injured after a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Kansas City.

Officers responded to the crash around 9:57 p.m. in the area of East 18th Street and Hardesty Avenue, according to Sgt. Phillip DiMartino, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

A pedestrian got off a KCATA bus and tried to cross Hardesty, when they were hit by a dark-colored SUV or van. After hitting the pedestrian, the vehicle continued south on Hardesty and then west on 23rd Street without stopping.

The pedestrian has life-threatening injuries.

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Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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