KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Platte County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating two crashes, one of which killed a pedestrian Friday morning.
Around 6:30 a.m. the Platte County Sheriff's Office was alerted of a two-vehicle crash on the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 at or near the 22-mile marker.
A white 2016 Chrysler Pacifica was traveling northbound on I-435 when it struck the rear end of a northbound 2006 white Toyota Corolla.
The drivers pulled over on the northbound side of I-435 to exchange information, according to a Platte County Sheriff's Office press release.
The driver of the Chrysler, a 52-year-old woman from Edwardsville, Kansas, left the scene after the exchange, per the release.
The driver of the Toyota, a 56-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kansas, stayed at the scene and was standing outside her vehicle when a passing vehicle, a Ford F-350, struck her and her Toyota.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, per the release.
“Crashes like these are a tragedy for all involved, their families and their communities especially around the holidays," Sheriff Mark Owen said in the press release.
The male pickup driver, a 50-year-old Shawnee resident, was transported to an area hospital to be evaluated.
The interstate was re-opened just before 11:00 a.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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