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Platte County investigating fatal motorcycle crash near Weston

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The South Platte Fire Department was working Thursday afternoon to recover the body from a fatal overnight motorcycle crash near Weston, Missouri, down a steep ravine.

Emergency crews were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday to Missouri 45 and Middle Road.

The Platte County Sheriff's Office said a motorcyclist apparently ran off the road, down into the steep ravine and came to rest in a creek bed some time Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

The fire department is working to recover the body.

KSHB 41 has a crew en route and will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available.