A Reading man was killed in a wreck near Neosho Rapids on Thursday evening.
Lyon County Deputy Collin Brozek says deputies, Emporia-Lyon County EMS and Hartford-Neosho Rapids Fire all responded to a reported injury crash in the 2000 block of Road 170, about three miles north of Neosho Rapids, around 7 pm. Douglas Cunningham, age 42, was driving a car eastbound when he left the road for unknown reasons. Cunningham’s car hit a concrete culvert before stopping.
Cunningham was not wearing his seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.