Kansas
Pedestrian killed on westbound I-44 at Kansas Expressway
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – MoDOT reopened the westbound lanes of I-44 in Springfield around 9 a.m. after a deadly pedestrian crash on Thursday.
Police say a pedestrian was hit and killed on I-44 near the Kansas Expressway exit around 5 a.m. Police have not identified the victim.
Emergency officials closed the interstate for about three hours. Crews exited traffic off the Kansas Expressway and the West Bypass.
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