Mitchell County, KANSAS – Kansas Highway Patrol officials said the fatal accident occurred on Thursday.
It happened on K-9 Highway.
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to a report of a crash.
The responding troopers discovered that Ford Focus and Kenworth Tractor crashed at the location.
The 68-year-old driver of the Ford Focus was traveling westbound on K-9 Highway, went left of center and struck the semi-truck.
The 68-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead.
He was later identified as Larry Hicks.
The 33-year-old driver of the Kenworth Tractor was not injured.
He was later identified as Adam Badger.
This incident remains under investigation.
This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available.