KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A motorcyclist died early Tuesday morning in a wreck involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 70.
Around 4:15 a.m., the motorcyclist struck a concrete jersey barrier just west of The Paseo exit on I-70 eastbound and was ejected, a Kansas City police spokesman said. He was then struck by a tractor trailer driving eastbound.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
I-70 eastbound was closed for several hours and reopened around 8:10 a.m.
The name of the motorcyclist has not been released.
I-70 EB just east of downtown is closed while @kcpolice process the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash this morning. @41actionnews @41TrafficNow pic.twitter.com/G5rwjCfCYW
— Jason Gould (@OvernightPhotog) October 2, 2018
