BROWN COUNTY –One person died in an accident just before 12:30a.m. on Saturday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Chevy Silverado driven by Cole C Bergen, 27, Orleans, NE., was eastbound on 270th Street two miles east of Sabetha.

The vehicle went across roadway into the north ditch.

The driver overcorrected. The vehicle traveled back across roadway, hit a tree head-on, flipped, caught fire, and entrapped the driver.

Bergen was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Popkess Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

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BROWN COUNTY – Law enforcement officials are investigating a fatal accident just before 12:30a.m. on Saturday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a vehicle was eastbound on 270th Street two miles east of Sabetha.

The vehicle went across roadway into the north ditch.

The driver overcorrected. The vehicle traveled back across roadway, hit a tree head-on, flipped, caught fire, and entrapped the driver.

Name of the victim has not been released while the investigation is underway.