KANSAS CITY, MO – Two victims of a fatal semi-truck crash in Kansas City last December have been identified by police, WDAF reports.
The accident occurred Dec. 1 on the ramp from Interstate 70 to Interstate 435 near the Truman Sports Complex at about 4 p.m. Kansas City police have now released the names of those who were killed. They were the driver of the semi, 58-year-old Nehemiah Robinson, and a passenger, 33-year-old Alex Gitahi. The two were residents of Phoenix, Arizona.
According to investigators, Robinson lost control of the semi while heading west and taking the exit to I-435 south. The truck went off the roadway, overturned, and caught fire. The two victims were both pronounced dead at the scene.
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