EL DORADO, Kan. — Butler County authorities say three people died in a fiery crash over the weekend.
The sheriff’s department says the collision happened just before midnight Saturday on U.S. 54 east of El Dorado. When deputies arrived one of the cars was on fire and both occupants were dead. Their names have not been released. The driver of the second vehicle, 69-year-old James Larcum of Eureka, died at the scene.
The sheriff’s office says it appears the first vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with Larcum’s vehicle.
