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Driver killed in single vehicle rollover

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Posted at 8:15 AM, Jan 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-21 09:15:05-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a blue Toyota Corolla was killed after a rollover accident early Friday morning.

Police were called to Nicholson Avenue and north Shelly Street just after 3:30 a.m.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Accident Investigation unit said the Corolla was traveling west on Nicholson at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle failed to negotiate a turn at North Shelly Street and went straight, crossing the railroad tracks at an angle and flipping over multiple times.

The driver, and sole occupant, was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.