Fiery Crash Kills Driver On I-435

Tragic Kansas City highway news should remind us all to drive carefully and slow it down during the Summer rush.

Check the latest info . . .

A driver died after a semi-truck crashed and caught fire Thursday morning on Interstate 435 in Kansas City.

Fire crews responded around 8:45 a.m. to eastbound I-435 near Interstate 470, where they found the semi-truck crashed into the highway’s outer barrier, said Michael Hopkins, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Kansas City police will investigate the fatality.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Several lanes of eastbound I-435 closed after fatal semi-truck fire and wreck near I-470

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route.

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