MEADE COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Meade County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Union Pacific train struck a self-propelled swather driven by Seth O. Beaver, 26, Plains, who was eastbound on L Road and crossed the train tracks.
Beaver was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Miller Mortuary. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. There were no other injuries reported.