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Motorcyclist killed after hitting street lamp in Kansas City

By Olivia Johnson,

3 days ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead after crashing a motorcycle into a street lamp early Sunday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.

According to the Kansas City Police Department, at about 1:40 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 22nd Street and Grand Boulevard on reports of a one-vehicle crash.

Officers said that the driver of a Honda 450R motorcycle had been speeding southbound on Grand Boulevard when they lost control and drove off the road.

The driver then hit a street lamp and was ejected from the motorcycle.

According to KCPD, the driver was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.

KCPD has not released the driver’s identity.

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