KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed Thursday night after a fatal crash involving a pedestian between Woods Chapel Road and Little Blue Parkway.
An X post from the Missouri Highway Patrol states their preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was the driver of a vehicle being pursued by @IndepMoPolice.
The Missouri Highway Patrol X post states the driver got out of the vehicle and ran across the eastbound lanes onto the westbound lanes of the interstate. The person was hit by a vehicle and killed.
This was the second time in two days an Independence Police Department pursuit ended with a death.
A driver died Thursday after being struck late Wednesday night by a stolen pickup truck being pursued by Independence police at East 9th Street and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Two other people in the vehicle hit by fleeing driver were critically injured.
The suspect ran away and no information was released by Independence police today on whether the stolen pickup truck driver has been arrested.
Drivers should take Missouri 7 Highway or Woods Chapel Road south to use US 40 Highway as an alternative route around the closure.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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