KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The northbound lanes of U.S. 71 Highway at 59th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, have reopened following a crash late Friday morning that left one motorcyclist critically injured.
Emergency crews were dispatched around 11 a.m. to a crash near the area.
The initial investigation found a Suzuki GSX motorcycle was traveling westbound on 59th Street when a Kia Sorento was traveling northbound on 71 Highway failed to stop at a red traffic light at the intersection of the two roadways.
The Kia entered the intersection and collided with the motorcycle.
The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries, and they remain in critical condition, according to a spokesperson with the KCMO Police Department.
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