A 78-year-old Smith Center man was killed in a single vehicle accident at around 5:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Smith County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 78-year-old Vernus Norman Morgan was attempting to park in a carport at 109 North Washington in Smith Center when the vehicle accelerated, went through the back of the carport, through an empty lot and then crossed over an alley into a neighbor’s yard. His vehicle then struck a brick wall and rolled onto the passenger side.

Morgan was taken to Smith County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A passenger in the vehicle, 77-year-old Kathryn S. Morgan, was transported to Smith County Memorial Hospital with possible injuries.