KANSAS CITY, MO – According to KCTV, a semi-truck driver fled the scene after fatally colliding with a motorcyclist on Interstate 35 near Pleasant Valley Road Monday morning.
The motorcyclist lost control of the bike in a construction zone and went into the path of a semi-truck driver around 4:30 a.m. The semi-truck driver struck and killed the motorcyclist. They then fled the area.
Crews shut down the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 to process the scene.
The area was reopened by 8:30 a.m.
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