BUSHTON- A Kansas man died in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday in Rice County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan driven was Raul Martinez, 27, Wichita, was westbound on Kansas 4 three miles west of Bushton.

The vehicle went left of center into the eastbound lane, left the roadway, entered the south ditch, and struck a culvert.

A passenger in the van Antonio Herrera-Salas, 24, Wichita, was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Birzer Funeral Home.

Martinez and another passenger Nicolas Quijas-Cruz, 29, Attica, were transported to St. Francis Medical Center.

The KHP reported they were not wearing seat belts.