Fatal crash under investigation Crawford County

20 March 2023

GIRARD, Kan. (KSNW) — At least one person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Crawford County in southeastern Kansas.

It happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday on Kansas Highway 47, about two miles west of Girard. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a vehicle was traveling east on the highway when, for an unknown reason, the driver crossed the center line.

The vehicle crashed head-on into a westbound vehicle. At least one person was killed in the crash.


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However, we are still waiting to hear full details from the Kansas Highway Patrol. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office says the road was closed for several hours but has reopened.

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