INDEPENDENCE, MO – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a van in Independence late Tuesday night, police said.
According to a release from the Independence Police Department, the crash took place at southbound Noland Road and Interstate 70 just before 11:09 p.m.
A preliminary investigation found that a man was riding a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on Noland Road when the bike collided with a 2023 van that was exiting eastbound I-70 and turning northbound onto Noland Road.
The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet at the time, was taken to an area hospital and was pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately released.
The driver of the van remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. The cause of the wreck remains under investigation by the Independence Police Department Crash Investigations Unit.
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