KANSAS CITY, MO : Riverside man dies when car caught fire shortly after crash in Platte County on Saturday, 13th July 2024

A Riverside, Missouri, man died in a crash early Saturday morning in Platte County.

Eyoatme Melaku, 19, was driving south on Riverway Boulevard at Missouri Highway 9 when the crash happened, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

A preliminary investigation found Melaku's 2016 Ford Fusion went off the road and hit a bridge support.

His vehicle later returned to the roadway and caught on fire.

Melaku wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

No word on what led to the crash.

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