STRONG CITY- A Kansas teen died and a semi driver was injured in an accident just before 11 a.m. on Saturday in Chase County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Ford passenger car driven by Kaleb James Montgomery, 18, Marion, was eastbound on Kansas 150 14 miles west of Strong City.

The vehicle had just passed a 2003 Mitsubishi and was about to pass a semi while a 2003 Kenworth semi driven by Charles H. Foreman, 53, Garden City, was coming westbound.

The Ford swerved to the right and the driver overcorrected. The Ford traveled into the northbound ditch.

The westbound Kenworth semi struck the Ford’s passenger side.

The semi left the roadway to the right and overturned.
Montgomery was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the Ford. He was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Brown-Bennett-Alexander mortuary.

Foreman was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

Debris from the collision struck the Mitsubishi. The driver and a passenger in the Mitsubishi were not injured. The accident closed Kansas 150 for several hours on Saturday.