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(KNZA)---A Mayetta man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck Friday evening on the Kansas Turnpike in Douglas County that claimed the life of another man.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened at the intersection of K-10 and Bob Billings Road shortly after 6:30.
According to the KHP report, 55-year-old Anthony Royal was southbound on K-10 and was exiting to Bob Billings when he failed to stop at the stop sign. His pickup truck struck an eastbound car driven by 71-year-old John Kirby, of Lawrence.
Kirby was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Royal was transported to Topeka's Stormont Vail Hospital for the treatment of his injuries.
The Patrol said Kirby was wearing a seatbelt, but Royal was not.
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