SHAWNEE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 9:30a.m. Sunday in Topeka.
According Topeka Police Lt. Matt Danielson, an officer located a head-on collision involving two vehicles that had just occurred in the westbound lanes of NE River Road just north of the Sardou Bridge.
American Medical Response transported both drivers to local hospitals for treatment. One of the drivers later identified as David Neely, 76 of Lawrence, was in critical condition and later died.
The Topeka Police Department Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating the circumstances that led up to the crash.