ALLEN COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 2p.m. Tuesday in Allen County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Subaru Outback driven by Ernest Palangi, Jr., 81, Colorado Springs, CO., was westbound on U.S. 54 two miles east of the U.S. 59 Junction.

The vehicle traveled off onto the shoulder and the driver lost control. The vehicle traveled across the highway and struck a tree in the south ditch of the highway.

Palangi was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.