WABAUNSEE COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just before 4p.m. Friday in Wabaunsee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Kenworth Construction truck driven by Jason Webb, 45, Cheboygan, Michigan, was eastbound on Interstate 70 approximately one mile west of Spring Creek Road. The truck crossed the center median and into the westbound lanes and struck a 2020 Buick Envision driven by Barbara Krier, 70, Great Bend.
Krier and a passenger in the Buick identified as Steven Reed, 50, Topeka, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Frontier Forensics. EMS transported a second passenger in the SUV, a 7-year-old Topeka boy, to Children's Mercy for treatment of serious injuries. EMS transported Webb to Stormont Vail. The KHP had incomplete seat belt usage details.