Single vehicle accident results in one fatality, one injury

Thursday, October 30, 2008
At 4:35 p.m., Wednesday, Bourbon County Sheriff Harold Coleman along with the Kansas Highway Patrol, responded to 180th Street and Kansas Road after receiving reports of a roll-over accident in that area. Upon arrival, officials discovered a Dodge Caravan which had driven off the roadway into a wooded area. The van was reported to have contained two female occupants. The driver of the van was taken to the hospital for her injuries, while the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Details regarding the accident including names of the two women were not released pending notification of next of kin. Michael Pommier/Tribune Photo