A Lyon County man has now died following a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred near Neosho Rapids Saturday.
According to the Kansas Highway patrol the accident occurred shortly before 11:30 am on Kansas Highway 130 less than a mile south of Neosho Rapids. An SUV driven by 77-year-old Dorene Metzger of Gridley was northbound and crossed the the center line colliding with a southbound pickup driven by 80-year-old Hartford resident Stephen Skelton.
Metzger was pronounced dead at the scene. Skelton was transported from the scene by a Lifesave helicopter to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Skelton died of his injuries shortly after 8 pm.
5:41 pm Saturday: UPDATE: One dead, one airlifted after crash outside Neosho Rapids
A Coffey County woman has died and a Lyon County man was airlifted after a crash near Neosho Rapids on Saturday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV and pickup collided on Kansas Highway 130 less than a mile south of Neosho Rapids shortly before 11:30 am. The SUV, driven by 77-year-old Dorene Metzger of Gridley, was northbound and crossed the center line for currently unspecified reasons. Her vehicle hit a southbound pickup driven by 80-year-old Stephen Skelton of Hartford.
Metzger was pronounced dead at the scene. A Lifesave helicopter airlifted Skelton to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita with suspected serious injuries.
K-130 was closed for almost four hours after the crash.
2:15 pm Saturday: Kansas Highway 130 closed after crash
Kansas Highway 130 just south of Neosho Rapids remains closed after a crash Saturday morning.
Two vehicles collided on the highway near Road 150 shortly before noon. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers, Lyon County deputies, Emporia Fire, Hartford-Neosho Rapids first responders and a Lifesave helicopter converged on the scene.
Details are being confirmed at this time. We’ll have updates on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
