1 person dead in motorcycle crash on I-29 near NW 64th Street in Kansas City, Missouri

UPDATE, July 10 | The motorcyclist who died in a crash Wednesday has been identified.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department identified the motorcyclist as Brody Schleuger, 17.

ORIGINAL REPORT, July 8 | One person died in a fiery motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 29 near NW 64th Street in Kansas City, Missouri.

Just after 4:10 p.m., authorities responded to the area on a confirmed fatal crash.

KCPD said a preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown-colored Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was traveling southbound on I-29 at a very high rate of speed.

The motorcyclist was weaving in and out of traffic while also “splitting lanes,” according to police.

A white Freightliner semi-truck pulling an unloaded flatbed trailer was also traveling southbound on I-29.

The motorcycle struck the rear end of the trailer, ejecting the motorcyclist.

Police said that after the crash, the motorcycle caught on fire and was engulfed in flames.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured in the crash.

Police closed all lanes of southbound I-29 at NW 64th Street for about three hours due to the crash.

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