KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says one person died in a single-vehicle collision and vehicle fire in south Kansas City, Missouri.
Around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, KCPD responded to a collision on northbound U.S. 71 Highway near 85th Street.
An investigation from KCPD found that a blue Nissan Sentra was driving south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 71 Highway, when the vehicle left the roadway to the west and struck a concrete barrier.
The vehicle caught fire after the collision.
One victim, identified as 32-year-old Oscar A. Mejia, was found deceased at the scene of the crash. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.
Northbound U.S. 71 was closed Saturday morning for around two-and-a-half hours, before reopening.
KCPD is investigating the collision.
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