(KNZA)--A one-car crash early Sunday morning on U.S 75 Highway in Brown County claimed life of a Sabetha man.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says killed in the wreck about 3 1/2 miles north of Sabetha was 51-year-old Bruce Duncanson.

The Patrol Duncanson was southbound when his Buick Century drifted left of center and left the roadway on the east side, striking a guardrail.   His vehicle then traveled through the guardrail and vaulted into a creek bed.

Duncanson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Patrol says Duncanson was not wearing a seatbelt when the wreck occurred around 12:30.