OSAGE COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Tuesday in Osage County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Chevy Tahoe driven by Eric S. Lucas, 56, Redfield, was northbound on U.S. 75 just south of 117th Street.
The SUV blew a tire, went east of the roadway, overturned in the ditch and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.
Lucas was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in the vehicle Amanda Clara Lucas, 53, Redfield, was transported to Stormont Vail.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.