LIBERTY, Mo. — A 35-year-old man from Independence died Tuesday afternoon after a motorcycle crash on Missouri Route 291 near Elizabeth Street, the Liberty Police Department said.
Authorities reported that the crash occurred around 1:51 p.m. A 2005 Suzuki motorcycle, traveling southbound at a high rate of speed, improperly passed two vehicles and struck the passenger side of a northbound 2015 GMC Terrain that was turning west into a driveway.
The motorcyclist, identified as John King, 35, of Independence, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Southbound lanes of Missouri 291 were temporarily closed from West Kansas Street past the scene while first responders and police investigated. The Liberty Police Department, in coordination with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, continues to investigate the circumstances of the crash.
