More details have come to light about Friday’s fatality crash west of Emporia.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash on US Highway 50 near Chase County YY Road involved a westbound car and an eastbound semi. The car apparently crossed the center line and hit the semi head-on just after 6 am.
Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh has said two people in the car, 29-year-old Maria Munoz Alonso of Kansas City, Kansas, and a juvenile passenger, were killed. The semi driver, 53-year-old Samuel Strubhar of Lyons, was not hurt.
US Highway 50 was either partially or completely closed for over six hours after the crash. It reopened before 1 pm.
11:50 am Friday: Kansas City, Kansas woman, juvenile passenger killed in wreck; US-50 returns to one-lane availability
Two people are dead after a crash in eastern Chase County early Friday.
Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh has confirmed a car and semi collided on US Highway 50 near YY Road, east of Saffordville, shortly after 6 am. Two people in the car, 29-year-old Maria Munoz Alonso of Kansas City, Kansas, and a juvenile passenger, were killed. The semi driver, 53-year-old Samuel Strubhar of Lyons, was not hurt.
US Highway 50 traffic was down to one-lane availability for several hours.
11 am Friday: Two confirmed dead after car, semi collide head-on
Two people are dead after a crash in eastern Chase County early Friday.
Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh has confirmed a car and semi collided on US Highway 50 near YY Road east of Saffordville shortly after 6 am. Two people in the car were killed. The semi driver was not hurt.
US Highway 50 traffic was down to one-lane availability for several hours, but highway traffic was completely shut down before 11 am. The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Critical Highway Accident Response Team has been dispatched to help with the investigation.
Other details are pending. KVOE and KVOE.com will have updates.
8:30 am Friday: US-50 traffic now constricted near site of injury wreck near Saffordville; KHP CHART investigators dispatched to scene
Authorities continue investigating at the site of an injury crash in Chase County on Friday.
Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh confirms a car and semi collided east of Saffordville shortly after 6 am, with Lyon County emergency responders dispatched to the scene around 6:30 am. Additional details about the crash itself are still pending.
US Highway 50 traffic is now down to one lane at the crash site. The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Critical Highway Accident Response Team has been dispatched to help with the investigation.
6:50 am Friday: Reported injury crash in east Chase County early Friday
Several law enforcement and emergency response agencies have responded to a reported injury crash near Saffordville.
Authorities were dispatched to US Highway 50 and Chase County YY Road around 6:30 am. Early indications are the wreck involves a car and semi. Other details are pending.
KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media will have updates.
