Topeka couple killed in northeast Kansas collision
Truck runs stop sign at junction of U.S. and State Highways
By News Channel Nebraska
BEATRICE – Two people were killed in a Brown County, Kansas collision Friday morning, at the junction of U.S. Highway 75 and Kansas Highway 20 in northeast Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the victims were in a pickup that was struck broadside by a truck that drove through a stop sign.
The 2019 Ford F-150 pickup was southbound on U.S. 75 when it was struck broadside by a 2016 Freightliner westbound on Kansas 20, that failed to stop at a sign.
The driver and passenger in the pickup were killed. They were identified as 64-year-old David Provorse and 62-year-old Marcia Provorse, both of Topeka, Kansas.
The truck driver and a passenger sustained minor injuries. They were identified as the driver, 26-year-old Edward Bullmaster of St. Joseph, Missouri….and passenger, 36-year-old Clay Lutz, of Rushville, Missouri. Both were taken to Sabetha Community Hospital.
The collision occurred just after eight a.m., on Friday.