RILEY COUNTY—Two Kansas teens died in an accident just after 1a.m. Sunday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Paris Eboni Burgess, 17, Manhattan, was eastbound on Kansas 18 Highway (Fort Riley Boulevard) at Scenic Drive.
The driver lost control of the SUV. The vehicle entered the south ditch, struck a concrete bridge pillar and caught fire.
Two passengers identified as 14-year-old Kenni Cantu and 14-year-old Gaysha Alfred both of Manhattan, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Frontier Forensics.
EMS transported Burgess and passengers Alecia Reyna Smith Haynes, 13, Manhattan, to Via Christi in Manhattan and 14-year-old Jean Carlos Vazques-Ponce of Manhattan to KU Medical Center.