KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist died after an overnight single-vehicle collision near the ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to southbound Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Shortly after 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded to the fatal accident. The victim was later identified as 60-year-old John Willis.
Police said the driver of a yellow special custom motorcycle was traveling east on I-70, approaching the ramp to I-435, when the driver was ejected from the motorcycle.
KCPD said they do not know why the driver was ejected. Willis was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and died on the scene.
Two lanes of I-70 east and the entrance ramp to I-435 south were closed for around three hours overnight following the crash.
KCPD continues to investigate the incident.
