KINGMAN COUNTY—Two people died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Tuesday in Kingman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Chevy Malibu driven by Margaret Sue Thompson, 68, Murdock, was westbound on Southeast 20th Street seven miles west of Cheney. The car crossed into the eastbound lane. The car and an eastbound 2026 International semi took evasive maneuvers resulting in a head-on collision in the westbound lane. After impact, both vehicles came to rest in the north ditch.
Thompson and a passenger identified as Marvin Eugene Thompson, 72, Murdock, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Livingstons Funeral Home. The semi driver Michael Stephen Blackway, 42, Wichita, was not injured. The occupants of the Chevy were not wearing seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.