KANSAS CITY-A Kansas man died in an accident just before 7 a.m. on Thursday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Dodge SUV driven by Gregory P. Sifferman, 51, Leavenworth, swerved off the roadway and struck the bridge pillar for Northbound Interstate 435 at Johnson Drive.

Sifferman was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

The KHP reported he was not wearing a seat belt.