Aug 12, 2023

Police ID two Kansas women who died in wrong-way crash

Posted Aug 12, 2023 11:00 AM

MIAMI COUNTY, Kansas —Two people died in an accident just after 4a.m. Thursday in Miami County.

According to Paola Police, a vehicle was northbound in the southbound lanes of  U.S. 69 at 327th Street. The vehicle and a southbound vehicle collided.

First responders found both drivers 58-year-old Carolyn J. Nuckles of Garnett and 49-year-old Paula E. Weers of Spring Hill deceased.  There were no other occupants involved. The accident remains under investigation, according to the police department.