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ELLIS COUNTY- A man from Ellis died in an accident just before 4:30p.m. on Tuesday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Sterling Cement truck driven by Joseph Michael Barringer, 28, was Southbound on U.S.183 ten miles south of Hays.

The truck traveled left of center, struck the bridge rail, went over the edge of the bridge and struck the embankment.

Barringer was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Brock’s North Hill Chapel.

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

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SCHOENCHEN — Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Emergency responders including members of the Rush County Sheriff’s office, Ellis County Fire, EMS and Highway Patrol  responded to the report of an injury accident near Schoenchen on HWY 183 in which a concrete truck rolled.

The truck struck the east concrete guardrail on a bridge and rolled over the guardrail landing into the dry creek bed below.

Traffic was slowed to a single lane as responders worked the scene.

Additional details of the incident are unavailable, but Hays Post has a reporter on the scene and will update when more information is available.