KIOWA COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 7p.m. Tuesday in Kiowa County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Chevy Astro van driven by Joaquin Vatierra-Serran, 75, Hutchinson, was eastbound on U.S. 54 four miles west of Haviland.
The van crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a westbound 2017 Freightliner semi driven by Christian Gayles, 29, Chicago, Illinois.
Vatierra-Serran was transported to Western Plains Hospital where he died. Gayles and a passenger in the semi were not injured. All three were properly restrained a the time of the accident, according to the KHP.