GOVE COUNTY— A motorcycle rider who was escorting the body of a World War II veteran died after he lost control of his motorcycle in western Kansas, and a second deadly crash happened minutes later when a car crashed into a firetruck responding to the first crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the motorcycle crash happened on Interstate 70 at the Kansas 23-Grainfield exit shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday. The second crash happened a few minutes later. The motorcycle driver was identified as 65-year-old Lennie Riedel of Colby, Kansas. The car's driver was 81-year-old Cal Silvrants of Fredericksburg, Virginia.&nbsp;-------GOVE COUNTY — Two people died in separate accident just after 7p.m. Saturday in Gove County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Lennie Riedel, 65, Colby, was eastbound on Interstate 70 at the Kansas 23-Grainfield exit. The driver lost control and laid the motorcycle over.An eastbound 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by&nbsp; Tanja Batchelor, 51, Colorado Springs, struck Riedel in the passing lane.A few moments later, an eastbound 2011 Honda Accord driven by Carl A.&nbsp; Silvrants, 81,&nbsp;Fredericksburg, VA.,&nbsp; rear-ended a parked fire truck driven by&nbsp; Jerome L. Nelson, 35, Grainfield, at scene of the first accident.Riedel was pronounced dead a the scene and was transported to Smith Funeral Home.&nbsp; Silvrants was also pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Schmidt Funeral Home.&nbsp;&nbsp;Batchelor and Nelson were not injured. They were properly restrained at the time of the accidents, according to the KHP.Debris from the first accident struck a 1993 Honda motorcycle driven by George Overton, 73, Colby. He was not injured.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Update: Kan. man dies in crash while escorting WWII veteran's body