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Bicyclist killed in Barton County wreck with SUV, officials say

A 78-year-old Ellinwood man on a bicycle died after being hit by an SUV Saturday morning in Barton County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.

Harold D. Carson was riding a bicycle westbound on U-56 when he tried “possibly making a U-turn” and was hit by the driver of a 2013 Dodge Journey, also headed west, in the westbound lane, the KHP crash log says.

“Bicyclist was ejected off the bicycle,” the report says.

The driver, a 29-year-old Ellinwood woman, complained of a possible injury, the report says. The KHP responded to the wreck at 10:05 a.m. The wreck happened roughly 4 miles east of Great Bend.

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