LENEXA – A teenager was hit and killed in an accident just after 5 p.m. on Saturday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Toyota pickup was southbound on Interstate 35 at milepost 226.

The truck swerved and attempted to take the exit at the U.S. 69 ramp and struck Steven Henderson Schuster, 19, Pataskala, Ohio, standing in an area between the two exit lanes.

The pickup left the scene of the accident.

Schuster was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to First Call Mortuary.

It is uncertain why the man was trying to cross the highway when he was hit. Both I-35 and 69 Highway were closed for several hours on Saturday evening following the accident.