GEARY COUNTY —A Junction City man died in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Monday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Toyota Tacoma driven by Robert Mitchell Cleveland, 72, Junction City, was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of East Street.
The front driver-side tire of the pickup blew. The vehicle veered into the eastbound lane and struck a 2023 Ford Bronco driven by Robert Edward George, 46, Fowler, Colorado, head-on.
Cleveland was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Johnson Funeral Home. EMS transported George and a passenger in the Ford Crystal Challene Cloninger, 48, Canyon City, Colorado, to Stormont Vail. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.