KANSAS CITY, MO : Pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run on Tuesday, 7th May 2024

Kansas City, Missouri, police responded to a hit-and-run Tuesday near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Belmont Boulevard.

Around 11:30 a.m., officers were called to the scene.

Investigators said a semi was traveling southbound on Belmont when it made too sharp of a turn onto eastbound Wilson.

In the process, the semi drove over the curb and through the grassy median.

Police said the semi struck and “possibly ran over” the pedestrian who was on the sidewalk. The semi also struck a wooden telephone pole.

After striking the pedestrian, the semi left the scene.

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