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Kansas man hits deer and dies after car hits him

WINFIELD – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Cowley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Honda Motorcycle driven by Kevin W. Bodkins, 28, Winfield, was northbound on US. 77 four miles north of Winfield and struck a deer crossing the road.

Bodkins was lying in the roadway after the collision. A 2005 Ford Truck driven by Richard L. Pitts, 66, Wichita hit him.

Bodkins was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Miles Funeral Home.

Pitts was not injured.

The KHP reported Bodkins was wearing a helmet.

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