KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who got out of his truck, ran next to and tried to get into a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon on Interstate 70 was run over and killed by the rear axle of the tractor-trailer.
The fatal crash closed all lanes of eastbound I-70 at I-435 for about two hours and caused significant delays.
An accident narrative provided by the Kansas City, Missouri, police department states a man in a black GMC Sierra pickup truck was traveling east on the interstate just west of Blue Ridge Cutoff.
A white Freightliner tractor-trailer was behind the driver of the GMC Sierra, according to the police department's narrative.
The tractor-trailer driver tried to change lanes.
The driver of the GMC then got out of his vehicle on the interstate and tried to get into the cab of the Freightliner.
The tractor-trailer driver slowly pulled forward to get away, and the GMC driver ran next to the flatbed trailer of the truck, police said.
The GMC driver attempted to jump on the trailer and grabbed a retention strap as the trailer continued to move, according to police.
The GMC driver lost his grip on the strap, fell off the trailer and was run over. He died at the scene.
The victim's name was not released Friday night.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, police said.
This was the 32nd fatal crash in 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri, compared to 47 fatal crashes at this time a year ago.
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