by Matt Unruh ~ Great Bend Post

A two-vehicle accident killed a Geneseo man and injured several more in Rice County on Sunday evening. At 5:50pm, Rice County Sheriff’s Office and Rice County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to an accident three miles north of Lyons on K-14. Murphy reported that Michael Mason of Geneseo was driving north on K-14 when he lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet Colorado on the slush covered road and entered a broadside skid crossing the centerline. His vehicle collided with a 2009 Ford Flex traveling south on K-14 driven by 36-year-old Mark Stansbury of Lorraine. Mason was pronounced dead at the scene.

Stansbury’s vehicle contained six occupants. Mark Stansbury sustained non-life threatening injuries. His wife 37-year-old Lucy Stansbury was transported to Hutchinson Hospital where she left before she was treated. 6-year-old Carter Stansbury was transported by private vehicle to the Lyons Hospital where he was treated and released. 6-year-old Courtney Stansbury, 10-year-old Anna Stansbury, and 3-year-old Ella Stansbury were all transported by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where they were in good condition as of Monday afternoon.

Shortly after the accident, a 2006 Ford truck driven by 59-year-old Chris Hamilton of Fredrick was driving north on K-14, and attempted to avoid the accident scene, but struck the Chevrolet Colorado after the initial impact. No injuries resulted from the second collision.