LYON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 10:30p.m. Monday in Lyon County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Peterbilt semi driven by Yuriy Yuryevich Lendel, 35, Nixa, Missouri, was northbound on Interstate 70 just south of the Emporia exit.
The semi drifted onto the shoulder and rear-ended a 2023 Peterbilt semi driven by Darrien Lorenzo Williams, 28, Houston, Texas, that was parked on the shoulder.
Lendel was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Williams to Newman Regional Health. The drivers were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.