Emporia Man Dies in Kansas City Truck Accident

Kansas City, MOAn Emporia, Kansas man died recently and two others were sent to the hospital after a Kansas City truck accident, the Emporia Gazette reports.

According to the news source, 45-year-old Martin Morales-Delarosa died at Morris County Hospital approximately five hours after the accident occurred.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that 23-year-old Benjamin Benitez-Encisco was driving a 1995 Toyota Tercel eastbound on US 56 approximately seven miles east of Council Grove when he attempted to pass a 2007 pick-up truck.

The Tercel reportedly crashed head-on into a semi that was pulling a trailer with cattle, according to the Highway Patrol. The pick-up reportedly was not hit in the accident.

According to the news source, weather conditions on the morning the crash occurred were foggy, as a helicopter called in to transport the crash victims needed to be canceled because of the fog.

It is not known whether or not the people involved in the accident were wearing seatbelts, the news source said.

KAKE.com, a local ABC affiliate, reports that Benitez-Encisco was later taken to the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City.