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Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-435 in KCMO, police say

Fatal motorcycle crash I-435
Posted at 12:12 PM, May 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-20 13:12:45-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist died after suffering critical injuries in a crash on Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

Phillip R. Robinson, 28, was pronounced dead at an area hospital around 8 a.m. Saturday.

The crash occurred around 2:40 p.m. Friday on Interstate 435 southbound at the Winner Road exit. Robinson was driving southbound when he apparently lost control and drove off the side of the highway, police said.

The motorcycle struck a cable barrier in the median and went back into the traffic lane, where it was struck by a Chevrolet traveling southbound.

The driver of the Chevrolet stopped at the scene and was questioned and released, police said.

Robinson was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said.