Editor's note: The Kansas Highway Patrol originally reported both occupants were women.
CLAY COUNTY—A Kansas man and woman died in an accident just after 6p.m. Tuesday in Clay County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Ram 1500 pickup driven by Winfer R. Abernathy, 70, Junction City, was northbound on County Line Road just south of 2nd Road approximately 7 and one half miles southeast of Wakefield.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. It struck the bridge and overturned in the west ditch.
Abernathy and a passenger Margaret Abernathy, 74, Junction City, were pronounced dead at the scene. They were both wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.