Dec 06, 2021

2 Kansas teens dead, 3 injured after SUV crash, fire

Posted Dec 06, 2021 12:00 AM

RILEY COUNTY—Two Kansas teens died in an accident just after 1a.m. Sunday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer driven by  Paris Eboni Burgess, 17, Manhattan, was eastbound on Kansas 18 Highway (Fort Riley Boulevard) at Scenic Drive.

The driver lost control of the SUV. The vehicle entered the south ditch,  struck a concrete bridge pillar and caught fire.

Two passengers identified as 14-year-old Kenni  Cantu and 14-year-old Gaysha Alfred both of Manhattan, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Frontier Forensics.

EMS transported Burgess  and passengers Alecia Reyna  Smith Haynes, 13, Manhattan, to Via Christi in Manhattan and 14-year-old Jean Carlos Vazques-Ponce of Manhattan to KU Medical Center.