PLATTE COUNTY, MO – A driver was killed when his car crashed in Platte County Saturday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
The MSHP’s accident report identified the victim as 19-year-old Eyoatme Melaku of Riverside, Missouri. He was driving southbound on Riverway Boulevard near Missouri 9 when the incident happened at about 5:53 a.m.
State troopers said Melaku was behind the wheel of a 2016 Ford Fusion when he crossed the center of the roadway, travelled off the left side and collided with a bridge support. The vehicle returned to the roadway and caught fire.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, the MSHP said.
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