KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fatal wrong-way crash Tuesday afternoon closed both directions of Interstate 49 between North Cass Parkway and 195th Street in Raymore.
Both directions of the interstate were back open by 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
First responders from Raymore and MSHP responded to the crash, reported around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The MSHP crash report of the incident stated a 2022 GMC Savana was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it struck a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia. The impact then sent the Cascadia into the side of a 1992 Peterbilt 379 Conventional.
MSHP said the collision between the two semis sent the Peterbilt off the roadway.
All three vehicles ended up in the median, so when the Savana caught fire, the other two vehicles did, too.
The 42-year-old driver of the Savana, a Kansas City, Missouri, man, died in the wreck.
MSHP said the 51-year-old driver of the Cascadia, a man from Ames, Iowa, sustained minor injuries in the accident.
No injuries were reported by the 66-year-old man, of Webb City, Missouri, driving the Peterbilt.
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