RENO COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Reno County.

The Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Donald L. Potter, 40, Cunningham, was southbound on Kansas 14 two miles west of Hutchinson.

The vehicle struck the rear trailer of a 2009 Kenworth superload semi and then struck the semi’s escort vehicle, a northbound 2012 Ford F350 head-on.

Potter was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Sedgwick County Forensics center.

The driver of the Ford truck Rose M. Fausett, 63, Fort Duchesne, UT., was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

The semi driver Jason L. Yowell, 33, Bowie, TX., was not injured.

All three drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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RENO COUNTY – Law enforcement officials in Reno County are investigating a 3-vehicle fatality accident on Kansas 96 west of Hutchinson.

The Kansas Department of Transportation temporarily closed the highway just after 8a.m. from 4th to Wilson Street while emergency crews cleared the scene.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.