LORRAINE – A Kansas man died in an accident just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Ellsworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 GMC truck driven by Phillip G. Rogers, 67, Lorraine, was eastbound on Avenue U just west of Kansas 14 and six miles east of Lorraine.

The truck left the roadway for an unknown reason and came to rest in the grass on the south shoulder.

Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Parsons Funeral Home.

He was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP.