KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 38-year-old Raymore man was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Thursday morning near Peculiar, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

According to a crash log from the highway patrol, the crash was reported just after 1:15 a.m. Thursday on the ramp from Peculiar Way to southbound Interstate 49.

The highway patrol said the man, driving a 2015 Audi, was headed south on the ramp to get onto I-49 when the vehicle ran off the left side of the road and hit a ditch.

West Peculiar EMS was called and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The victim's name has not been released.

The crash log indicates that the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

The Peculiar Police Department assisted at the scene.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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