Dec 21, 2025

Kansas man dies after struck by a car

Posted Dec 21, 2025 5:55 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 1:30a.m. Sunday in Crawford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Melinda Canet, 54, Pittsburg, was northbound on S 260th Street just north of E 510th Avenue.  The car struck a pedestrian identified as Nicklas Thompson, 37, Pittsburg, who walking in the roadway.

Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Derfelt Funeral Home.  EMS transported Cannet to Mercy Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.