KIOWA COUNTY —Three people died in an accident just after 3:30p.m. Wednesday in Kiowa County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Ford F150 driven by Teresa Christine Davis, 68, Meade, was westbound in the eastbound lane of U.S. 54 nine miles west of Greensburg.
An eastbound 2026 Freightliner semi driven by Dishant Kukreja, 22, Sunnyvale, California traveled left of center to avoid pickup. The pickup reentered the westbound lane and struck the semi.
Davis and two passengers identified as 13-year-old Travis Welch and 10-year-old Hunter Welch both of Meade were pronounced dead at the scene.
The semi driver was not injured. All four were properly restrained, according to the KHP.