Jun 29, 2021

2 Kansas men dead after head-on pickup crash

Posted Jun 29, 2021 10:00 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY —Two Kansas men died in an accident just before 7:30a.m. Tuesday in Crawford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Toyota Tacoma driven by David E. Ross, 50, Fort Scott, was northbound on U.S. 69 twelve miles south of Fort Scott.

The pickup crossed the center line and struck a southbound 1997 Ford F350 driven by George Walter Danley, 63, Mapleton, head-on.

Ross was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics. EMS transported Danley to Via Christi were he died. A 13-year-old passenger in the Ford was not injured.

The drivers were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.