New Mexico man, 86, killed Tuesday in head-on crash in Kiowa County

HAVILAND, Kan. (WIBW) - A man has died following a two-vehicle head-on crash Tuesday evening in Kiowa County in southwest Kansas, authorities said.

The collision was reported around 6:27 p.m. Tuesday on US-54 highway about a mile west of Haviland.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s online crash log, a 2018 Toyota Rav4 was traveling east on US-54 when it went left of center and entered the westbound lane.

A 2008 International semitrailer that was westbound on US-24 attempted to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision.

However, the Rav4 collided head-on with the semitrailer, the patrol said.

Following the collision, the Toyota remained in the roadway and came to rest in the eastbound lane facing northwest.

The semi ran off the roadway to the right and came to rest in the north ditch facing west.

The driver of the Toyota, Bruce M. Greenfield, 86, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was transported to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, where he was pronounced dead. The patrol said Greenfield, who was alone in the vehicle, was wearing his seat belt.

The driver of the semi, Adriaan M. Hanekom, 39, of Greensburg, was transported to Kiowa County Hospital in Greensburg with serious injuries. The patrol said Hanekom, who was alone in the semi, wasn’t wearing his seat belt.