Lakin, KS : Syracuse man killed in head-on collision in Kearny County on Saturday morning, June 25, 2016

A Syracuse man was killed and another man injured Saturday morning when two vehicles collided in rural Kearny County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reports.

At 11:02 a.m., Tyler Allen Bontrager, 32, Syracuse, driving a 2004 Kenworth tractor-trailer was eastbound on Road 320 about 16 miles north and 1 mile east of U.S. 50 and the Kearny and Hamilton County line. At the same time Manuel A. Perea, 58, Syracuse, driving a 2006 Chevy Silverado, was northbound on Road B when the vehicles collided. According to the Patrol it was “an uncontrolled intersection.”

Both men were taken to Kearny County Hospital. Perea died from his injuries. Bontrager’s condition was unavailable Saturday night. Neither driver was wearing a seat belt, the patrol reported.

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Syracuse man killed in head-on collision in Kearny County