KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, Aug. 5 | The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said that the second motorbike operator involved in the crash on Thursday, July 30, died from his injuries. KCKPD identified the operator as 19-year-old Kyler Catron of KCK.
UPDATE, Aug. 4 | The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has identified the victim as Emillio Pereyra, 16, of Kansas City, Kansas. The crash remains under investigation.
ORIGINAL STORY | The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Fatality Unit is investigating a crash that killed one person.
Officers were called just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of North 50th Terrace and State Avenue.
When police arrived, they determined three people were headed west on State Avenue on motorbikes when they collided with a vehicle that was turning north on North 50th Terrace.
One of the motorbike operators died on the scene.
Police said a second motorbike operator was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The third motorbike operator and the driver of the other vehicle were not hurt.
The crash remains under investigation.
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