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Construction in progress on the 51st and Troost intersection.

New traffic light to be installed at 51st and Troost intersection following UMKC student’s fatal accident six months ago

Kowthar Shire, Intern
April 20, 2025

  A traffic light is currently being installed at the intersection of 51st Street and Troost Avenue where UMKC student Yuxi Wu was killed crossing the street six months ago.   Chancellor Mauli Agrawal met with the president of Rockhurst University, which sits on the other...

Chancellor Mauli Agrawal sits in his office on Oct. 28, 2024.

After a fatal accident near campus, Chancellor Agrawal hopes to improve traffic safety

Aurora Wilson, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2024

 When Chancellor Mauli Agrawal heard about the passing of UMKC Conservatory student Yuxi Wu, he thought about the parents who were left without a daughter.    “For somebody who is older, my wife and I think of all of our students as part of a family. That was the first...

The intersection, 51st Street and Troost Avenue, where the accident occurred.

UMKC student killed at 51st Street and Troost Avenue on Thursday

Aurora Wilson and Jazlyn Summers
September 27, 2024

  Yuxi Wu, a Conservatory pianist student, was killed on Thursday while riding her scooter across Troost Avenue and 51st Street.    The master's student was struck by a speeding red Ford Focus heading north around noon while crossing a crosswalk. Wu was pronounced dead...

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