A Coffey County man is dead after a crash involving a pickup and train in Osage County from Monday afternoon.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the truck, driven by 51-year-old Patrick Harsch of Lebo, was officially westbound in the 3300 block of Southwest Wanamaker Road almost directly between Lebo and Melvern when the wreck happened shortly before 2:30 pm. Harsch was driving through a field parallel to a nearby train track. He turned north out of the field and failed to stop at the crossing. The truck was then hit by a westbound train conducted by 49-year-old Anthony Mora of Blue Springs, Missouri.
Harsch was pronounced dead at the scene. Mora was not hurt.
The Highway Patrol says it’s unclear why Harsch failed to stop at the crossing.
