Patrol says 1 dead in 2-vehicle crash in southeastern Kansas

ERIE, Kan. (AP) – The Kansas Highway Patrol says one person has died in a crash in Neosho County in the southeastern corner of the state.

The patrol says the crash happened Monday afternoon, when a car traveling east on a county road turned left in front of a westbound semitrailer.

The collision killed a passenger in the car, 71-year-old Charles Edward Greer.

Officials say the 71-year-old woman driving the car suffered serious injuries.

The 47-year-old truck driver suffered only minor injuries.