Update – WAMEGO-  The 45 year old woman who died in an accident in Pottawatomie County at Macy Place Drive and Elm Slough Road on Sunday has been identified as Shannon Chebultz.

Officials say her last known address was Blaine, Kansas.

The investigation of the accident continues, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff.

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WAMEGO – Law enforcement authorities in Pottawatomie County are investigating the death of woman in an accident on Sunday afternoon.

Sheriff Greg Riat reported that just after 4 p.m. the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call after of a woman was found lying in the road bleeding from the head.

The location given by the caller was Macy Place Drive and Elm Slough Road, in rural Wamego.

Sheriff Deputies along with Emergency Services responded and found the body of a woman near a pickup at the location who had been seriously injured.

Pottawatomie County EMS arrived and determined the female to be deceased.

The victim, a 45-year-old resident of Pottawatomie County had been riding in a 2007 Chevy Pickup with a male driver prior to this accident, according to the Sheriff.

The incident at this time is under investigation by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol. The name of the victim is being held pending notification of next of kin.