UPDATE: 2 cyclists struck and killed on Kan. highway

GALENA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two bicyclists from Germany were struck and killed in southeast Kansas.

Authorities closed K66 Highway between Galena and Riverton for 8 hours while emergency personnel worked the fatal crash-photo Cherokee Co. Sheriff

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a minivan traveling in the same direction struck the two cyclists from behind Tuesday morning. It happened on Kansas 66, about 1½ miles (2.5 kilometers) west of the town of Galena, just north of the Oklahoma state line.

The cyclists died at the scene.

Spokesman Rick Wingate says the identities of the two cyclists could not be released yet because relatives in Germany must be notified. He says the German consulate has been notified.

The patrol’s report says the crash was not a hit-and-run. Wingate says he wasn’t aware why the two were in Kansas.

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CHEROKEE COUNTY — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating
a fatal accident involving two bicycle riders.

The KHP reported a vehicle and two bicycle riders were westbound on Kansas 66 a mile and a half west of Galena just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle rear-ended a bicycle.

Authorities have not released names of the victim or additional details.