Marcia and Carl Ray Waugh Jr., both 77, and Timothy and Cheryl Baumgartner, both 60, killed in two-vehicle crash on U.S. 81 near Wellington, Kansas
Four people killed in collision north of Wellington
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., a vehicle traveling north crossed into the oncoming lane at Nine Mile Corner, where U.S. 81 heads east nine miles north of Wellington, Sumner County sheriff’s Sgt. Lee Patterson said.
UPDATE: Names of Sumner County crash victims likely to be released Monday
There were two people in each vehicle, and all four occupants were killed. All of the victims are from the Wellington area, authorities said.
4 Wellington-area residents killed in head-on crash on U.S. 81
Killed were Marcia and Carl Ray Waugh Jr., along with Timothy and Cheryl Baumgartner. Investigators said the two cars collided head-on on Highway 81 and 9-mile curve Saturday evening.
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