One woman is dead after being ran over by a Freightliner on I-29

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- One woman is dead following a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in the southbound lane on Missouri Interstate 29 early Sunday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 2:55 a.m. in the southbound lane of I-29 at the 47.8 mile marker, just south of the Frederick Avenue exit.

The 50-year-old male driver, from Papillion, Neb., was driving a 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer, traveling south on I-29.

A 35-year-old pedestrian, a St. Joseph woman, was lying in the southbound driving lane when the Freightliner struck the pedestrian.

The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Buchanan County Medical Examiner.

MSHP said the incident is currently under investigation.