A Man died in a vehicle accident in Riley County after 7 p.m. Sunday evening.
36-year-old Sean Warner was traveling eastbound in his pickup about 4 miles Southeast of Manhattan, when he failed to negotiate a curve in the 1200 block of Deep Creek Road.
Kansas Highway Patrol officials report Warner’s vehicle left the roadway to the right before over-correcting and entering the South ditch near the road. He then struck a power pole, causing the vehicle to overturn in the vicinity of Sod Lane.
Traffic was diverted for a couple hours as emergency personnel responded to the scene. KHP reports it is unclear whether he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident.
KHP reports Warner was transported to Irving Fairview Funeral Home, next of kin has been notified.
