Wichita man among three killed in Ford County head-on collision

Authorities say three people have been killed in a head-on crash in southwest Kansas.

The collision happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday when a man driving west in a Crown Victoria attempted to pass multiple tractor-trailers and collided with a Chevy Impala coming east on U.S. 54 in Ford County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The collision occurred just east of Bloom, or about six miles northeast of Minneola.

All three people in the eastbound car that was hit died. The patrol identified the victims as 20-year-old Maggie Michele Hall, of Elkhart, 24-year-old Carl Allen Hall, of Elkhart, and 29-year-old Hector Rene Gonzalez, of Wichita.

The driver of the westbound car and one of his passengers were flown to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Juan Lopez, 36, of Worthington, Minn., is in fair condition on Thursday morning. Yvonne Morales, 32, of El Paso, Texas, is in serious condition.

A 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl who also were passengers in the westbound car were taken to a Dodge City hospital. The boy was not hurt and has been released to the custody of a doctor. The girl was admitted to the hospital, according to the highway patrol.

This story was originally published December 24, 2015 at 8:06 AM with the headline "Wichita man among three killed in Ford County head-on collision."