Jun 27, 2021

Phillipsburg man dies after ATV flips on steep incline

Posted Jun 27, 2021 11:00 AM

PHILLIPS COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just after 3p.m. Saturday in Phillips County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Honda ATV driven by Terry Lynn Gitchel, 64, Phillipsburg, was northbound in a pasture  at 550 East 700 Road  attempting to go up a steep incline.

The ATV was unable to make the incline and flipped over backwards. Gitchel was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.