Northeast Kansas accident kills Junction City couple

BEATRICE – A husband and wife have been killed in a northeast Kansas accident, that happened yesterday in Clay County, about 7.5 miles southeast of Wakefield.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a 2018 Ram 1500 pickup was northbound on County Line Road when the driver lost control.  The pickup struck a bridge and overturned, coming to rest in the west ditch.

The two people killed in the accident were the driver, 70-year-old Winfer Abernathy….and passenger, 74-year-old Margaret Abernathy.  They resided in Junction City, Kansas. 

The KHP says both were using safety restraints at the time of the accident, 6:15 p.m.   It was not clear why the pickup left the roadway.