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Kansas man dies in oil field pulling unit accident

fatal accident

Great Bend Post

BUSHTON–A Chase man was killed Saturday in a one vehicle accident south of Bushton.

According to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year old Brian Aguilera was driving an oil field pulling unit westbound on Avenue E at approximatley 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

The vehicle left the roadway and entered the north ditch and rolled, trapping Aguilera inside the unit. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Aguilera was a lifetime resident of Chase and graduated in 2003 from Chase High School. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps from 2003 through 2007, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The accident remains under investigation by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office.

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