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Overnight ATV crash leaves 1 person dead in Kansas City, Missouri

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Posted at 6:48 AM, Apr 02, 2024
and last updated 2024-04-02 07:48:17-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ATV crash left one person dead early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.

The driver of a green John Deere Buck ATV was traveling south on a concrete trail located behind 5121 Raytown Road, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.

The vehicle struck a yellow metal bollard, which is a short vertical pole that was used to mark the travel lanes of the trail.

The driver was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from the ATV onto the concrete.

Police responded and pronounced the operator deceased at the scene.

KCPD is investigating the crash.

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