Douglass man, 20, killed in dirt-bike collision

A 20-year-old Douglass man was killed late Sunday when his dirt bike collided with another dirt bike on a southeastern Sedgwick County road.

Lt. Lin Dehning, spokesman for the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, said the man killed and a 23-year-old Derby man both were driving in the southbound lane in the 5700 block of South 143rd Street East, near Rose Hill, when they crashed into one another at about 11 p.m. It was immediately unclear why the men were in the same lane. Neither Honda dirt bike had working headlights, Dehning said.

The 20-year-old died at the scene. His name was not immediately released. The 23-year-old suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, Dehning said. His condition was unknown Monday morning.

The stretch of 143rd Street where the collision happened has no streetlights, Dehning said.

This story was originally published June 12, 2017 at 12:28 PM with the headline "Douglass man, 20, killed in dirt-bike collision."