BARTON COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 5p.m. Sunday in Barton County
A 2014 Polaris Razor driven by Wilbert Sanko, 37 Great Bend, was eastbound in the riverbed near the diversion dam on the Arkansas River just south of Dundee, according to Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir.
The vehicle went into a skid, rolled and pinned Sanko underneath. Witnesses at the scene immediately began first aid measures until Great Bend EMS arrived. Sanko was transported to the hospital in Great Bend where he was pronounced deceased.
A passenger in the vehicle, identified as Cole Amick 33, Great Bend, sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene but not transported. Neither occupant had restraints on at the time of the crash, according to Bellendir.
The accident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Great Bend Fire and EMS units and the Kansas Highway Patrol.