Two dead in accident in north-central Kansas

CREATED Aug. 13, 2012

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Two people have died in an accident on a north-central Kansas highway.

The Highway Patrol said the man and woman were in an SUV that went off southbound U.S. 81 in Cloud County around 1 p.m. Monday. The vehicle crossed another road and rolled over in a ditch.

The victims are identified as the 72-year-old driver, Margaret Hawkins, and her 73-year-old passenger, Frederick Hawkins, both of Belleville. Officers said neither was wearing a seat belt.