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KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police said that a suspect has been arrested in connection with three hit-and-run crashes, KCTV reports.   One of the incidents occurred in the area of Bannister Road and 71 Highway on Monday morning.  A pedestrian walking on the south side of Bannister Road at about 11:23 a.m. was …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A truck accident shut down a portion of Interstate 435 in Kansas City on Wednesday morning, WDAF reports.   Police and firefighters responded to the scene along I-435 south between Truman Road and Front Street shortly before 8 a.m.   A semi-trailer was one of three vehicles involved in a collision …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A driver was injured in a rollover car wreck in Kansas City early Monday morning, according to KCTV.   Police said the driver of a Chevrolet Corvette was going west on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at a high rate of speed shortly before 3:30 a.m.  The driver was not …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A Kansas City police officer was injured in a hit-and-run crash last week, reports KMBC.   The Kansas City Police Department said the officer was driving south on Prospect Avenue when the accident occurred Thursday night at about 9:25 p.m.   The police cruiser was hit by a Hyundai Sonata that …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – Police said the driver of a pickup truck was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in Liberty Wednesday evening.   According to KMBC, the driver of a Ford F-150 truck was going south on Missouri 291 Highway near Liberty Drive at about 7:30 p.m. when he lost control and crossed into the …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A multi-vehicle accident in Kansas City Monday morning left two people hospitalized.   A report by KCTV stated that the vehicles collided in the area of Independence Avenue and Ewing Avenue at about 8:54 a.m.   According to police, the driver of a Ford F-350 failed to stop at a red …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City Police Department said a motorcycle rider was killed in an accident early Wednesday morning.   According to a report by KCTV, the incident took place on U.S. Highway 169 at about 12:03 a.m.   An investigation determined that the operator of a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was going at …

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KINGSVILLE, MO – An accident involving an all-terrain vehicle in Johnson County Sunday afternoon left one person dead and another injured.   According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident happened on 1690 NW 200th Road just west of NW State Highway W north of Kingsville.   The MSHP said …

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A patient being transported in an ambulance in Kansas City was killed when the vehicle crashed Sunday afternoon, reports KMBC.   Kansas City police said the driver of the Johnson County ambulance was headed north on U.S. 71 Highway shortly after 4 p.m. and lost control of the vehicle on the …

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