KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Friday afternoon rush hour got off to a rough start due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70.

Emergency crews were called to a crash around 3:30 p.m. Friday on the eastbound lanes of I-70 at the Stadium Drive exit in Kansas City, Missouri.

Police say a pedestrian was struck at Blue Ridge Cutoff, but it is unclear if a tractor-trailer or a different vehicle hit them. The pedestrian later died.

The KC Scout map showed eastbound traffic backed up to the west past Van Brunt Boulevard. Eastbound I-70 is back open at I-435 due to the incident.

The Kansas City Royals are hosting the Athletics at 7:10 p.m. tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The team asked fans to chose a different route to get to the stadium.

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