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11-year-old Kan. boy dies after pickup runs over minibike

LINN COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 2p.m. Sunday in Linn County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Silverado driven by Robert Lee Brown, 21, Hume, MO, was westbound on 300 Road seven miles west of Prescott.

The pickup rear-ended and drove over a 49 CC Super Chopper mini bike driven by Kayden Blaes Samyn, 11, Mound City.

Samyn was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.  Brown was not wearing a seat belt and not injured, according to the KHP.  Samyn was wearing a helmet.

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