KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night at the intersection of Truman Road and Campbell Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Joshua Thomas Matthias, 19, was traveling east on Truman Road on a black and green Kawasaki motorcycle when a Ford Edge failed to yield while turning left from westbound Truman Road south onto 71 Highway, per KCMO police.
Matthias collided with the front left of the Edge and crashed.
He was declared deceased at the scene. Police said Matthias was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Edge, described as a pewter color likely from 2011-14, did not stop at the scene. Police report the vehicle sustained damage to the front left bumper and the fog lamp is missing.
This is the 80th fatal collision in KCMO in 2023.
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