Early on Thursday afternoon, September 24, one person died in a motorcycle accident in Platte County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 1.30 p.m. on the southbound I 29 near Interstate 435 and a little northwest of Kansas City International Airport. A Harley Davidson motorcycle was towing a two wheel trailer and it appears that the driver, 41 year old John P. Bledsoe of Huron, lost control. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected from the motorcycle and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, 46 year old Michelle M. Bledsoe, who was the driver’s wife, was moderately injured and was taken to North Kansas City Hospital.

As part of the investigation, it was discovered that the Harley Davidson had encountered a mechanical problem which was the reason it had crashed.

If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.