I-635 closed most of day Tuesday near Missouri River due to fatal crash involving semitruck
Crash was near Horizon Parkway
Crash was near Horizon Parkway
Crash was near Horizon Parkway
Motorists heading toward the Missouri River on I-635 had to find an alternate route Tuesday morning.
An overturned semitruck in Tuesday morning's snow forced the closure of both directions of I-635 at Horizon Parkway.
Kansas City Scout and MoDOT Kansas City reported heavy traffic backups in the area, and traffic was diverted to southbound I-635 at 69 Highway.
The wreck involved a semitruck and a passenger car. Riverside police a man was killed.
Authorities said Dwan Brooks, 32, of Kansas City Kansas, was heading south on I-635 on the Missouri River Bridge when the vehicle Brooks was driving was struck head on by the tractor-trailer.
The crash remains under investigation.