Authorities work to identify victim in fatal Kan. head-on crash

BUTLER COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of Monday’s fatal Butler County head-on crash.

Emergency crews on the scene of Tuesday’s fatal crash –photo courtesy KWCH

The driver of a Toyota passenger vehicle and a cattle truck on Kansas 96 near Potwin died at the scene. He has not been positively identified, according to Butler County Undersheriff Tony Wilhite.

It’s also still unclear whether the tractor-trailer or the Toyota crossed the center line before the collision.
The 58 cattle on the truck were being transported from Joplin, Missouri to Dighton, Kansas, according to Wilhite.

Nineteen cattle died or were euthanized as a result of the crash and fire. Four cows are still missing. The 59-year-old semi driver was not injured.

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POTWIN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say one person and around a dozen head of cattle have died in a head-on wreck in rural Kansas.

The crash happened late Monday on Kansas 196 near the Butler County town of Potwin, which is about 25 miles northeast of Wichita. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says it’s unclear whether a tractor-trailer or passenger vehicle crossed the center line before the collision.

The driver of the passenger vehicle was killed; the cattle truck’s driver wasn’t hurt. More than 30 cattle survived the wreck. They were either stuck inside the rig or wandering around a nearby wooded area. Deputies warned drivers in the area to be on the lookout.