(KNZA)--An early Wednesday morning two-vehicle Brown County crash claimed the life of a Sabetha man..

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck was reported shortly before 6:00 on U.S. 36 Highway, about a quarter mile east of Hiawatha.

According to the Patrol report, 98-year-old Charles Hopp, of Highland, was westbound when his pickup truck went left of center and sideswiped an eastbound car driven by 31-year-old DeAndre Harris.

Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hopp was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City with suspected serious injuries.

The Patrol says Harris was not wearing a seatbelt when the wreck occurred, but Hopp was.