A fatality accident occurred this morning at around 9:30am in Montgomery County. Sheriff deputies responded to County Road 3700 and County Road 3600, South of Independence for a two-vehicle injury accident.

Deputies, Independence Fire and EMS, and Independence Rural Fire arrived on the scene. A 1992 Chevy 1500 truck driven by 63-year-old Rickey D. Buie, of Coffeyville, was Northbound on CR 3700 and collided with a 2006 Chevy Impala driven by 40-year-old Jimmie J. Bunyard also of Coffeyville, who was Westbound on CR 3600.

Bunyard was not injured in the accident, but Buie sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by to Labette Health in Independence where he was pronounced dead.