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WaKeeney man dies in Ellis County accident

ELLIS COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A 44-year-old man from WaKeeney died Wednesday morning after a tag axle from a semitruck fell on him.

It happened in the 1200 block of Bison Road, southwest of Hays, in Ellis County.

Around 7:20 a.m., Ellis County deputies and EMS got the report of a person severely injured from a vehicle falling on him.

Ellis County Sheriff Scott Braun said Jason Lee Brown died at the scene.

The county coroner was notified. The incident is still under investigation.