Motorcyclist died Tuesday in accident on Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon near Interstate 435 and Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, when he was thrown from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

According to police, the accident occurred when the motorcyclist was traveling north on the highway.

He lost control of his motorcycle on a curve, left the road and drove into the grassy median between the north and south lanes of I-435, according to a KCMO police news release.

The motorcycle struck the inside of the southbound guardrail and the rider was thrown from the motorcycle.

He was not wearing a helmet, police said, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

His name was not released Tuesday evening.

Debris from the motorcycle struck two vehicles traveling south on I-435. The drivers of those vehicles were not injured, police said.

The highway was closed for about three hours.

This was the 68th traffic fatality this year in Kansas City, Missouri. A year ago at this time, there were 65 traffic fatalities in KCMO.

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