OTTAWA, Kan. (WIBW) – One person was killed and two others were seriously injured Thursday afternoon in a crash on a Franklin County highway, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 4:01 p.m. Thursday on Highway K-68, about 4 miles west of Ottawa.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis was heading east on K-68 when it began to turn left – or north – onto Indiana Road.

The patrol said the driver of the Mercury failed to yield right of way to an oncoming 2021 Hyundai Accent that was heading west on K-68.

The patrol said the Hyundai then collided with the Mercury.

The driver of the Hyundai, Thomas R. Harmon, 38, of Pomona, was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said Harmon, who was alone in the car, was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the Mercury, Milda M. Caleb, 83, and a passenger, Lester J. Caleb, 53, both of Ottawa, were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries. The patrol said both occupants of the Mercury were wearing seat belts.

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