SUMNER COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 1p.m. Saturday in Sumner County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Nissan Sentra driven by Sanjuana Villarreal De Mendoza, 64, Pharr, Texas, was southbound on U.S. 81 just south 100th Avenue North.
The Nissan traveled off the roadway, struck a culvert, rolled and came to rest in the tree line on the west side of the roadway. A passenger identified as Irene Vazquez De Salinas, 55, Pharr, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Cornejo Funeral Home.
The driver and two 18-year-old passengers were not transported for treatment of minor injuries. All four were properly restrained, according to the KHP.