1:30 p.m UPDATE   GREENSBURG—Two Oklahoma residents were killed in a Kiowa County crash on Wednesday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Chrysler driven by Diane Aurora Balch, 35, Weatherford, OK, was northbound on U.S. 183 one mile west of Greensburg and failed to stop at the intersection of U.S. 54.

A 2015 Kenworth semi-truck driven by Anibal Ruiz-Figueroa, 58, Stratford, Texas, struck the vehicle.

Balch and a passenger in the Chrysler Donald Anthony Barrs, 27, also of Weatherford were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Fleener funeral home in Greensburg.

Ruiz-Figueroa refused transport to the hospital.

The KHP reported Balch and Barrs were not wearing seat belts.

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GREENSBURG – Two people died in a Wednesday morning crash in Kiowa County. The KHP  says the driver of the car was northbound on U.S. 183 and failed to stop at the intersection of U.S. 54.

A Fed Ex semi-truck hit the car. The car’s driver and a passenger were killed. The semi-truck driver received minor injuries.

The Kansas Highway Patrol’s critical highway accident reconstruction team is still on the scene collecting evidence.

Names of the victims have not been released.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.