MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Saturday afternoon accident in Manhattan.

Just before 12:15p.m. Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Seth Child Road. and Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhattan after report of an injury accident involving 2 vehicles, according to a media release.

When officers arrived on scene, they found that a blue 2009 Toyota Camry, driven by Gayla Fief, 53,  Manhattan, had been struck by a black 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Romelia Sutton, 52, Marysville.

Fief was entrapped in her vehicle, and was extracted by Manhattan Fire Department before being transported by Lifestar to Stormont Vail in Topeka where she died.

Both Sutton and her passenger, Jazmin Vera-Galvan, 39, Marysville, were transported by EMS to Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment of their injuries.

During the course of the accident investigation, it was determined that Fief pulled out in front of Sutton, who did not have time to avoid the collision.
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MANHATTAN – A 53-year-old woman injured in an accident in Manhattan on Saturday was flown to a hospital in Topeka where she died, according to the Riley County Police Department.

The crash briefly closed Seth Child and Tuttle Creek Boulevard.

Details on the accident that involved a pickup and a sedan and name of the victim were not released.

Police are expected to release additional details on Sunday afternoon.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.