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Bicyclist dies from injuries sustained in crash Tuesday night on Independence Avenue

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Update | KCPD announced Friday the victim has died from injuries sustained in this crash.

Original story | Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating the circumstances of a collision Tuesday night that left a bicyclist critically injured.

Emergency responders were notified of the collision around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Independence Avenue and Denver Avenue.

Police believe a silver Chevrolet Impala was headed west on Independence Avenue when the driver struck a bicyclist that was crossing Independence Avenue from south to north.

The bicyclist was thrown from his bicycle. Paramedics transited the male bicyclist to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.

Police say the driver of the Chevrolet, who was not injured in the crash, remained on the scene after the collision.

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