THOMAS COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before noon Thursday in Thomas County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Fusion driven by Shanelle M. Padilla, 24, Rexford, was eastbound on U.S. 24 three miles west of Colby.
The Ford traveled left of center and struck a westbound Freightliner semi driven by Colton Judge Hackbart, 21, Seward, Nebraska.
EMS transported Padilla and Hackbart to the hospital in Colby where Padilla died. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.