Oct 25, 2021

Woman crossing KC highway in wheelchair is struck, killed by SUV

Posted Oct 25, 2021 8:00 AM

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A woman in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle and killed as she tried to cross a highway in Kansas City  Saturday night.

Kansas City Police said the crash was reported at 11:57 p.m. Saturday along U.S. Highway 40 near south Hocker Road.

Police said a 51-year-old woman from Kansas City was crossing the highway in a wheelchair when she was hit by a westbound Honda SUV.

The woman died at the scene of the crash.