ALLEN COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 6:30a.m. Friday in Allen County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Chevy Silverado driven by Tyler Burton Binder, 15, Beloit, was northbound on U.S. 169 seven miles south of Iola. The pickup crossed the center line and struck southbound 2008 Toyota Highlander driven by Sherry Lynn McDown, 66, Iola, head-on.
McDown was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Countryside Funeral Home. EMS transported Binder to Freeman Health West. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.