Aug 10, 2020

Sheriff working to ID victim after fatal Kan. crash, fire

Posted Aug 10, 2020 1:30 PM

RENO COUNTY — Reno County authorities working to identify the victim of a fatal accident Sunday night.

Just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to Yaggy Road under Kansas 14 northwest of Hutchinson for a pickup that struck one of the highway pillars, according to the Reno County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The male driver made it partially out of the truck, but his legs were pinned under the dash and the truck burned with the driver inside. He died at the scene.

Investigators believe excessive speed contributed to the fatality.

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