BOURBON COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. Saturday in Bourbon County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Ryan Simpson, 58, Hutchinson, was westbound on U.S. 54 at South 100 Road.
An eastbound Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Daniel Blake, 60, Fort Scott, failed to yield and turned in front of the motorcycle. The Harley Davidson overturned and struck the car.
Simpson was transported Via Christi where he was pronounced dead. EMS airlifted a passenger identified as Cynthia Simpson, 58, Hutchinson, to Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Blake was not injured. The Simpsons were not wearing helmets and Blake was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.