Kansas Highway Patrol investigates double fatality crash on U.S. 400 in Labette County

Update:

The Kansas Highway Patrol said in a crash report that two men died in a Friday afternoon crash in Labette County.

The crash happened at around 4:24 p.m., when a westbound 1999 GMC New Sierra 1500 entered the eastbound lanes, colliding head-on with an eastbound Peterbilt truck, troopers wrote in the crash report. The wreck was about 2 miles west of Parsons on U.S. 400.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the GMC was identified as Steven L. Bradford, 39, of Jetmore. The Peterbilt’s driver was identified as Harry B. Pierce, 53, of Torrington, Wyoming.

Original story:

State troopers are investigating a double fatality crash in Labette County.

Trooper Rick Wingate of the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a tweet that a two-vehicle, head-on wreck killed two people Friday afternoon. The crash happened near milepost 398 on U.S. 400 at around 5 p.m. and involved a commercial motor vehicle.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is assisting with traffic control as the Critical Highway Accident Response Team investigates. The highway patrol asks drivers to use alternate routes.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published May 31, 2019 at 5:29 PM.