KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A pedestrian has died after being struck by a cement truck on Interstate 435 at Bannister Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded to the scene after the collision was reported at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday.
KCPD says the driver of a black Buick Encore was driving south on I-435, when they traveled east across all traffic lanes and collided with the concrete barrier in the median. The driver then exited the vehicle and began to run across the highway.
Police say the individual, later identified as 31-year-old Samantha Wanstreet, was struck by a blue Kenworth T880 cement truck traveling south on I-435.
Police initially described the crash as life-threatening, before later informing KSHB 41 that Wanstreet had died.
The driver of the cement truck was not injured.
Southbound I-435 was shut down at 87th Street for around two hours while crews responded to the scene.
