Authorities identify the person killed in fiery Dickinson County wreck with semi

Update Friday:

Authorities have identified the person killed in a Dickinson County wreck on Thursday.

Ryan Pack, 34, of Abilene died after he crossed the center line in an SUV and hit the driver of a semi, who was not injured, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Original Thursday:

At least one person is dead in a wreck that involved two vehicles engulfed in flames Thursday afternoon near Chapman, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol supervisor.

The wreck was reported at 12:26 p.m. on I-70 near Chapman, in Dickinson County.

The initial report was that it involved a commercial vehicle and was reported as a head-on wreck in the median, he said around 1:30 p.m. Officials knew at least one person died, he said.

Both directions of I-70 in that area are shut down, he said.

This story was originally published August 12, 2021 at 2:10 PM.