Motorcycle driver dies after crashing on I-70 exit ramp, falling onto railroad tracks
Published: May 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM CDT|Updated: May 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM CDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One person died Tuesday morning after crashing their motorcycle near downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City Police Department reported that a motorcycle was driving eastbound on I-70 just before 8:20 a.m. when it crashed on an exit ramp to Beardsley Road.
Police stated that the impact of the crash threw the motorcycle driver over the exit ramp and down below onto the railroad tracks. The motorcyclist died at the scene.
The exit ramp to Beardsley Road was closed while police worked the scene and cleared the motorcycle.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story stated that the motorcyclist was driving westbound.
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