Man dies after jumping or falling from retaining wall into traffic

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -

Kansas City police are investigating an accident that left one person dead.

It happened just after 7 a.m. Friday when a pedestrian was struck by the driver of a red pickup truck in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 169, north of the Broadway Bridge. The accident happened just before Richards Road.

Police said a man was on a retaining wall on the east side of the highway and either jumped or fell into traffic. On the other side of the retaining wall were railroad tracks.

Paramedics were performing CPR when they left the accident scene, however, the victim was taken to an area hospital where he died a short time later.

Police questioned the man driving the red pickup truck, but it doesn't appear he will be charged.

All lanes of northbound U.S. Highway 169 were reopened shortly after 8:30 a.m. Traffic to Broadway Bridge had been diverted to Richards Road as crews worked on the scene.

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Man dies after jumping or falling from retaining wall into traffic