KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just before noon Wednesday in Kansas City.
A preliminary investigation revealed that an International semi-truck, tractor and dump trailer was eastbound on Interstate 670 at Beardsley Road, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. The semi was stopped in the #2 travel lane due to heavy vehicular congestion ahead. An eastbound Ford Explorer rear-ended the stopped semi truck's trailer.
The unrestrained front seat passenger of the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene.
EMS transported the driver of the Ford and a juvenile rear-seat passenger to a local hospital. The driver was reported in serious but stable condition, according to Becchina.
The juvenile had non-life-threatening injuries and was currently in stable condition. The semi truck driver refused medical treatment/transport at the scene.
This is fatality #20 compared to #18 at this time last year. All lanes of eastbound I-670 were closed to traffic at Genesee for approximately 3 hours.