KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just after 1a.m. Thursday in Kansas City.
A northbound Ford Focus struck the pedestrian. EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is currently in stable condition.
All lanes of northbound Interstate 435 were closed to traffic at 87th Street for approximately three hours.
This is fatality #42 compared to #49 at this time last, according to Gonzalez. The accident remains under investigation.