A Burdett man died in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning west of Great Bend.

According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:50 a.m. Monday morning, officers responded to a report of an accident on U.S. 56 just west of Great Bend. The crash report indicates a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 38-year-old Brett E. Hamby, Burdett, was westbound on U.S. 56 when his vehicle crossed left of center into the eastbound lane striking a 2001 Kenworth truck driven by 57-year-old Larry D. Lienemann of Doniphan, Neb.

The accident caused U.S. 56 to be closed for nearly three hours.

Hamby was pronounced dead at the scene. Lienemann was not injured.

The case is still under investigation by the sheriff’s department.