A red car and white van sit north of U.S. 160 east of Oxford Tuesday morning following an accident. (Photos by Brady Bauman)
Updated Wednesday, 10:11 a.m.
A Cowley County man is dead after an accident on U.S. 160 early Wednesday morning.
According to a news release from Cowley County Sheriff Dave Falletti, deputies with the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at approximately 6:48 a.m. to the 2000 block of U.S. 160 for an unknown injury accident.
The investigation revealed that a white 2016 Dodge Caravan, owned by Best Cabs Inc. out of Wichita and driven by 54 year-old James Johnson of Wichita, was traveling east on U.S. 160 and crossed the center line colliding with a red 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by 39 year-old Joshua Mosqueda of Cowley County who was traveling west on U.S. 160.
A white van sits north of U.S. 160 east of Oxford following an accident early Wednesday morning.
An air ambulance was called to the scene but did not transport.
Falletti told KSOK-NewsCow at the scene that Johnson suffered minor injuries, including a laceration to a leg.
Both drivers were transported by EMS to the William Newton Hospital for injuries. Mosqueda was pronounced deceased upon arrival and Johnson was treated for unknown injuries.
