SHAWNEE COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 11 a.m. on Monday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Volkswagen Passat driven byDustin Keith Gillespie 36, Topeka was westbound on U.S. 24 two miles east of U.S. 75.

The vehicle rear-ended a westbound Peterbilt semi driven by Chad Darwin Hanson, 45, Bristow, Iowa.

Gilliespie was transported to Stormont Vail where he died. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
Hanson was not injured.