A Kansas City, Kan., man died in a traffic crash at 6:42 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on U.S. 36 highway in Wathena, Kan.
A Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was traveling eastbound in the left lane on U.S. 36, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. A Nissan King Cab pickup truck was traveling westbound in the left lane, and for an unknown reason, the Nissan crossed the center line into the eastbound lane and struck the Chevrolet head-on, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Nissan truck, Antonio Santiago-Hernandez, 38, of Kansas City, Kan., died in the crash, the trooper’s report stated.
He was not wearing a safety restraint, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Chevrolet truck, a 43-year-old man from Severance, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.
A passenger in the Chevrolet truck, a 33-year-old woman from Severance, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated. A 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl in the Chevrolet truck also were injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.
The trooper’s report stated the driver of the Chevrolet pickup was using a safety restraint, but not the passengers in the truck.