UPDATE (June 20, 2023): Reports indicate that the teenager injured in the crash succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the collision. Authorities have yet to identify the truck driver allegedly involved in the accident. Investigations are ongoing.

Kansas City, MO — June 14, 2023, a teenager sustained injuries following a semi-truck hit-and-run accident at 9:30 p.m. along I-29.

Preliminary details about the incident say that it happened along southbound lanes of the interstate near Northwest 72nd Street.

alexander robinson Truck Hit-and-run Accident on I-29 in Kansas City, MO

According to officials, a 15-year-old was walking along a construction zone that was on southbound lanes of the interstate. In that area, a semi-truck somehow hit the teen pedestrian. That truck then reportedly left the scene, leaving the teenager in serious condition.

Emergency services transported to the hospital in reportedly critical condition. Right now, there are no other details about other injuries. The truck reportedly involved in the collision has not been described in reports, and authorities continue to search for the truck. No further information can be confirmed at this time.

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