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    Riverside man dies when car caught fire shortly after crash in Platte County

    By KSHB 41 News Staff,

    9 days ago
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    A Riverside, Missouri, man died in a crash early Saturday morning in Platte County.

    Eyoatme Melaku, 19, was driving south on Riverway Boulevard at Missouri Highway 9 when the crash happened, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

    A preliminary investigation found Melaku's 2016 Ford Fusion went off the road and hit a bridge support.

    His vehicle later returned to the roadway and caught on fire.

    Melaku wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

    No word on what led to the crash.


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