LYNDON, Kan- A Kansas man died in an accident just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Osage County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Mazda truck driven by Bryan Lee Turpin, 34, Emporia, was northbound on U.S. 75 three miles north of Lyndon and began to fishtail.

The vehicle went into on coming traffic and was struck in the passenger side by a 2005 Ford Econoline driven by James William Nutt, 52, Topeka.

A passenger in the Mazda Brian Warren Bender, 27, Waverly, was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

Turpin was transported to Stormont Vail. Nutt was not injured.

The KHP reported Bender and Turpin were not wearing seat belts.