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2 killed in early Sunday motorcycle crash in NW Missouri

Missouri State Highway Patrol cautions drivers to be safe ahead of busy travel day
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people from St. Joseph, Missouri, died in a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Buchanan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says around 3:55 a.m., a 53-year-old St. Joseph man was driving a 2025 Kawasaki ZX6R Ninja motorcycle west on Missouri Highway 6 at 68th Road.

During a curve, the driver lost control and went off the roadway, ejecting the driver and a 47-year-old female passenger. Both the driver and rider were pronounced deceased on the scene.

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