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Reno County man dies after being ejected in 2-vehicle crash

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One person died in an accident Sunday evening in Reno County.

The sheriff’s department reported a truck driven by 61-year-old Van Dean of Buhler was eastbound on 4th Avenue at Buhler Road. He entered the intersection and was hit by a northbound SUV driven by 26-year-old Tyler Obrecht of Buhler.

Dean was ejected from the truck when it rolled into the ditch northeast of the intersection, according to the sheriff’s department.

EMS transported Dean, Obrecht and a passenger in the SUV, 2-year-old Jaxson Obrecht, to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where Dean was pronounced dead.

Dean was not wearing a seat belt, according to the Reno County Sheriff’s Department. Obrecht and the toddler were properly restrained. The child was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

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