Two Kansas men die in a head-on crash in Marion County on June 20

Two Kansas men, one from Wichita, died Thursday in a head-on collision along US Highway 50 in Marion County.

Travis Flasschoen, 41, of Wichita, and John Ireland, 71, of Cottonwood Falls, both died at the scene of the crash, Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs show.

The incident was reported at 6:25 a.m. along US 50 between Peabody and Florence.

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Flasschoen was eastbound on US 50 in a 2017 GMC Acadia, while Ireland was westbound in a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe. Flasschoen went left of the center line and collided with Ireland in the westbound lane, according to KHP .

They were the only occupants of their vehicles.

The crash closed US 50 in both directions while KHP and the Kansas Department of Transportation worked to clear the scene. The highway has reopened to traffic, according to KanDrive.