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BUTLER COUNTY -One person died in an accident just before 6p.m. on Tuesday in Butler County.
A 2000 Ford Van driven by Steven Childers, 49, Springfield, MO, was eastbound in the 1500 Block of Southeast 54 Highway just west of Leon, according to Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet.
The van was passing in no passing zones, on the shoulder of the highway and was hit head-on by a westbound semi driven by Miguel Sandoval, 36, Brawley, California.
Childrers was airlifted to Wesley Medical Center where he died.
Sandoval and a 69-year-old female passenger were treated at the scene and released.
The van was licensed to a Springfield, Mo., remodeling company.