KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Interstate 70 eastbound at Interstate 435 near the Truman Sports Complex was shut down Friday morning following a fatal pedestrian crash.
Emergency crews were called to the scene just after 3 a.m.
Kansas City, Missouri, police say a Kia Sorrento traveling east on I-70 pulled over onto the right shoulder due to a driver's side backseat passenger getting sick.
The driver reportedly rolled down the back window for the person, but they chose for "unknown reasons" to climb out of the window.
Standing in the roadway, the person was then struck by at least two vehicles, according to police.
While the first vehicle fled the scene, the second, a brown Buick Enclave, stayed.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
I-70 reopened after nearly three hours of closure due to investigation.
This incident marks the 65th fatal traffic accident of the year. There had been 57 at this date in 2021.
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