Aug 09, 2026

7-year-old bicyclist struck by a car in Kansas City suburb

Posted Aug 09, 2026 10:00 PM

KANSAS CITY—A boy was seriously injured in an accident just before 8:30p.m. Saturday in Cass County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the 7-year-old Pleasant Hill boy was riding on Losust Street just east of Armstrong Street.  The bicyclist entered the path of an eastbound 2009 Honda Fit driven by a 28-year-old Harrison man. The car struck the bicycle.

Pleasant Hill EMS transported the boy to Children's Mercy. The boy was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.