JACKSON COUNTY, MO – A man was killed in a fiery car crash in Jackson County on Monday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Troop A was called to the scene of the accident on South Buckner Tarsney Road and E Colbern Road shortly before 9 p.m.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the driver of a 2005 Honda Accord was heading southbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The car ran off the right side of the roadway, struck a tree, came to rest, and then caught fire.
The driver, a 40-year-old man from Grain Valley, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt, the MSHP said.
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