SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Law enforcement reports that a man injured in a recent crash involving a trash truck west of Topeka has died.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Abigail Christian said in a press release that Richard W. Purcell, 80, of Paxico died at a hospital on Saturday, Oct. 24. This follows the death of Carol M. Purcell, 77, of Paxico who died on Oct. 23. Both were injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a trash truck late last month.
Deputies responded to a reported crash around 11:20 a.m. on Oct. 23 at the intersection of Southwest Auburn Road and Southwest 21st Street. Law enforcement arriving at the scene found two vehicles involved in the crash: a trash truck and an SUV.
Law enforcement said the driver of a trash truck was heading north on Southwest Auburn Road when an SUV traveling west pulled onto the roadway. The trash truck then crashed into the SUV.
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Medical personnel transported the SUV driver and a passenger to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV, identified as Carol M. Purcell, died on the day of the crash while the passenger, identified as Richard W. Purcell, died several days later. The driver of the trash truck received minor injuries due to the crash.
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