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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka Police say a Horton woman was killed and a Horton man seriously injured after being struck by at least one vehicle while walking along Interstate-70.
Police said in a news release that officers were called to the area late Thursday night and found two people in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Gage Boulevard.
Police say one of the victims, 28-year-old Ellen Keo, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other victim, 25-year-old Dalton Herwig, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said Herwig was in serious but stable condition by early Friday afternoon.
Police say it appeared several vehicles were involved in the crash. Officials have not said whether the vehicles involved stayed on the scene.
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