SUMNER COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Saturday in Sumner County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Ford Explorer driven by Mario Alberto Gonzalez-Cuellar, 52, Wichita, was northbound on the Kansas Turnpike just south of Belle Plaine.
The SUV traveled off the right side of the road. When the driver overcorrected, the SUV struck the barrier wall and overturned. A northbound 2004 Toyota Corolla driven by Truong Van Nguyen, 66, Wichita, struck the SUV.
Gonzalez-Cuellar was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Cornejo Funeral Home.
EMS transported Nguyen and a passenger in the SUV identified as Jose Resto-Alamo, 60, Wichita, to Wesley Medical Center. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.