Kansas State U. fan dies in pre-game bus accident, another injured

Mark Vierthaler

(LAWRENCE, Kan.) – One Kansas State University fan was killed and another fan seriously injured at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of 15th and Iowa Streets Saturday. The accident involved two males riding the “Power Cat Bus,” a booster bus from Manhattan that follows the Kansas State football team during away games.

The Salina Journal named the injured man as Salina, Kan., resident Chris Orr.

Sgt. Paul Fellers of the Lawrence, Kan., Police Department said the name of the deceased wouldn’t be released because next of kin had not yet been notified. No other information was released Sunday.

Both lanes of traffic on North-bound Iowa Street were closed as police conducted interviews with other riders of the bus to determine the exact cause of the accident.

Orr is being treated for a critical head injury at the University of Kansas Medical Center, hospital spokesman Dennis McCulloch said in a prepared statement.

“The family understands the public interest and concerns for his condition but request prayers and privacy,” he said.