MIAMI COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 5p.m. Thursday in Miami County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Ford Taurus driven by James R. Carr, 53, Kansas City, Kansas, was northbound on U.S. 69 at 399th Street.

The vehicle went off the roadway and struck a bridge pillar head on.  Carr was pronounced dead at the scene. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.