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1 person dies Thursday night in wreck at I-435, I-70 interchange

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed Thursday night in a traffic crash at the Interstate 435 interchange with Interstate 70.

The crash happened about 10 p.m. on northbound I-435 to the westbound I-70 ramp. Police later identified the victim as 31-year-old Harold Alan Barker, of Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City, Missouri, police shut down I-435 northbound at I-70 and westbound I-70 to northbound I-435.

According to KCPD, a gold Nissan was headed north at very high speeds when the driver lost control and went off the embankment.

The car flipped several times into a ravine and the driver. They were not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.