LYON COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just before 6a.m. Wednesday in Lyon County.
A 2016 Ford Focus driven by Corey Robinson, 28, Emporia, was southbound in the 100 Block of Highway 99 five miles south of Olpe, according to Lyon County Undersheriff John Koelsch
The car struck a horse on the highway, traveled into a ditch and struck a tree.
First responders pronounced Robinson dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the sheriff's department. The horse also died, according to Koelsch.