SEDGWICK COUNTY —Three people died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Friday in Sedgwick County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Dodge Durango driven by Amanda Fleming, 48, Wichita, was eastbound in the westbound lanes of Kansas 96 one half mile south of 13th Street.
The SUV collided head-on with a westbound 2019 Ram 1500 driven by Randall Henrickson, 31, Rose Hill. The impact caused the pickup to spin around and strike a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Charles Robert Loges, 67, McPherson. The Ram 1500 was engulfed in flames and came to rest on the north shoulder of K96 on its wheels.
The impact from rhe Ram 1500 into Ram 2500 caused the trailer to be torn off the hitch and the Ram 2500 skidded across the median and came to rest on eastbound K96 facing east. The trailer came to rest on its side in the north ditch.
Fleming, Henrickson and a passenger in the Ram 1500 pickup identified as Eli Henrickson, 11, Rose Hill, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to the Forensic Science Center.
Loges and two passengers in the Ram 2500 were not transported for treatment. All six involved in the crash were properly restrained, according to the KHP.