Ford,KS : Kansas firefighter dies in head-on semi crash on December, Wednesday 20th 2017

A man who served as a firefighter in southwest Kansas died in an accident just after 7:30a.m. Wednesday in Ford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported 2016 Ford Explorer driven by Caleb Matthew Douglas, 28, Minneola, was northbound on U.S. 283 three miles north of Minneola.

Douglas attempted to overtake and pass a northbound 2008 Dodge Ram driven by James Morley Young, 20, Minneola. The Ford struck a southbound Freightliner semi driven by Sofia Esther Ponce, 57, El Paso, Texas, head-on. Debris from the collision then struck the Dodge.

Douglas was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Zeigler Funeral Chapel. He had served with the Minneola Fire Department in Clark County for almost three years.

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Kansas firefighter dies in head-on semi crash