Man Dies in Rollover Crash on Kansas City Highway

0:00It's March 26. Welcome to Kansas News today, powered by AI. A man lost his life in a roll over crash on a South Kansas City Highway Wednesday morning. It happened around 11.45 a.m. on U.S. 71 near Hickman Mills Drive. The driver of a beige Chevrolet Silverado was heading north from Bannister Road when he veered into the grassy median for reasons still unclear. As he tried to steer back, the truck slid down an embankment, hit a guardrail, flipped and rolled to a stop. This marched the 18 traffic fatality in Kansas City so far this year in 2026, up from 12 at the same point last year. Police continued to investigate what led to the crash, reminding drivers to stay alert on busy roads like this one.