KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No students were hurt in a crash involving an Independence School District bus Friday afternoon.
A school district spokesperson said no students were hurt when the bus was involved in a crash around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of 27th Street and Sterling Avenue.
The spokesperson said families of affected students received an automated message regarding the crash.
A second bus was dispatched to the intersection to take students home.
An Independence Police Department spokesperson said a motorcyclist heading southbound struck the back of the school bus that was making a left turn from eastbound 27th to northbound Sterling.
Police later provided an update the motorcyclist died as a result of their injuries.
The bus driver was not injured and is cooperating with IPD.
Investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
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