Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Pittsburg, Kansas man killed in SUV-motorcycle collision at 7th and Adele


(From the Joplin Police Department)

On March 29th, 2025, around 8:07 pm, Joplin Emergency Communications Center began receiving 911 calls about an unknown injury crash at the intersection of 7th and Adele Avenue. 

When officers arrived, they located a motorcycle and a SUV that had been involved in a two-vehicle crash. 








At the time of the initial investigation, it was determined that a 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle was westbound on 7th Street at Adele Avenue and a 2010 Toyota Rav 4 was eastbound on 7th Street. The SUV was making a left turn. The motorcycle struck the Toyota, a curb, and utility pole. 

Both drivers were transported to local hospitals where the motorcycle rider was pronounced dead. The rider of the motorcycle is a 26-year-old male, of Pittsburg Kansas. The driver of the SUV is a 76-year-old male of Joplin. 

The Joplin Major Crash Team responded, and the investigation into this crash is still ongoing.

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