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Friday, September 19, 2025

Fatal Crash on Northbound I-49 In Harrisonville

A portion of Interstate 49 shut down Thursday afternoon,September 18th, 2025, after a three-vehicle crash left one person dead.

The crash occurred just after noon on Thursday in the northbound lanes of I-49 in Harrisonville, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash was between two semitrucks and an SUV.

Preliminary investigation findings show that a semitruck failed to stop for traffic congestion from an earlier non-injury crash. The driver of a semi truck failed to stop for the conjestion, rear-ending an SUV and another semi ruck before veering off the highway and overturning. The driver of the SUV was killed in the crash, the highway patrol said.

I-49 was reopened just before 9 p.m. Thursday.



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