HRVEY COUNTY —A grain bin accident left one person dead in southern Harvey County Saturday afternoon.
Emergency personnel were called to the 2100 block of South Spencer Road at 2:30 p.m., according to a media release the county.
Three men were working to level and empty soybeans inside a large grain bin. The contents suddenly shifted, trapping one of the men.
The trapped man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two men escaped without injury.
The identification of the man is being withheld pending notification of family. The death has been ruled accidental.
Traffic was initially rerouted off of Spencer during the response, but the road has since reopened.
Newton Fire/EMS, Halstead Fire/EMS and Sedgwick County emergency personnel assisted in the response.