One person is dead and another seriously injured following a single-vehicle car accident near Chanute.

Just before 8am on Friday morning, a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by 80-year-old Lorren Green of Chanute was traveling northbound on the 1150th Street ramp onto US-169 about 5 miles north of the City of Chanute. The vehicle left the roadway to the left and then overturned, coming to rest on its top. Green suffered serious injuries and was taken to KU Medical Center for treatment. A passenger in his vehicle 76-year-old Thalia Green sustained fatal injuries in the accident and was pronounced deceased at the scene.