Tuesday morning crash claims the lives of two people in Southeast Kansas

A two-vehicle crash took the life of two people on Tuesday at 7:25 AM in Crawford County.

The incident happened at the US 69 52 mile marker, around 12 miles south of Fort Scott.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol report says 50-year-old Fort Scott resident David Ross crossed the center line with his vehicle and collided with 63-year-old Mapleton resident George Danley; both drivers died during the incident.

One occupant of Danley’s vehicle, 13-year-old Levi Hochstetler, survived with no injuries.

Hochstetler was wearing a seat belt; the drivers involved in the accident were not using safety restraints.

The full report can be found here.