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Two dead, one injured in McPherson County wreck, trooper says

Update, 2:20 p.m. Monday:

The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified the man and woman who were killed Friday in a McPherson County crash.

Robert E. Unruh, 88, and Mary Lee Unruh, 83, both of Canton, died at the scene of a wreck on U.S. 56 about 2.5 miles west of Canton, a KHP crash report states. The Unruhs were in a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica that was involved in an accident with a 1999 Ford Taurus.

The driver of the Ford, a 41-year-old woman from Anoka, Minnesota, was taken to a hospital with a suspected serious injury. The crash remains under investigation as of Monday.

Original story:

Two people died and a third was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle wreck Friday afternoon on US-56 in McPherson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Trooper Ben Gardner said he didn’t think the weather played a factor in the crash just west of Canton.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published November 22, 2019 at 5:42 PM.

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Michael Stavola
The Wichita Eagle
Michael Stavola is a former journalist for The Eagle.
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