BROWN COUNTY – One person died in an accident just before 3p.m. on Wednesday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Arnold Lee Sherrell, 77, Dripping Springs, TX., was northbound on U.S.75 two miles south of Sabetha.

The motorcycle began to pass a northbound semi and moved into the southbound lane.

The motorcycle was passing with insufficient room to complete the maneuver, was unable to safely move back into the northbound lane and collided head on with a southbound semi.

The semi driver lost the ability to steer. It travelled off of the roadway and caught fire.

Sherrell was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha

The semi driver Tonya M. Vogt, 45, Columbus, OH., was transported to the hospital in Sabetha.

Sherrell was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.