Man killed in wreck near Hoisington

CREATED Oct. 7, 2012

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A man was killed when he was hit by a pickup truck in Barton County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol said the man was trying to upright his motorcycle in the road on U.S. 281, a couple miles south of Hoisington, around 9:48 p.m. Saturday. 

A woman driving southbound in a GMC pickup hit the man. 

The KHP identified the victim as Julian Gonzales, 46, of Russell, Kan. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

The driver of the pickup was not injured.