The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Division is currently investigating an early morning accident that has killed a pedestrian.
At approximately 8 a.m. Sept. 14, an elderly pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing Metropolitan Avenue at 42nd Street in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he later died, the spokesman stated. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and cooperated with authorities, according to police.
This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Traffic Division. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), the spokesman stated.