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Independence police searching for hit-and-run driver who hit bicyclist

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department needs the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver who hit and seriously injured a bicyclist.

The crash happened at 9:35 p.m. on June 27, 2023, on Missouri 291 Highway just south of Kentucky Road, according to police.

A dark-colored sedan hit the bicyclist and did not stop.

Anyone with information about this case should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

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