(KMZA)--A single-vehicle wreck on the Kansas Turnpike Thursday night south of Topeka claimed the life of a Pottawatomie County Man.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority says killed in the wreck was 53-year-old John Cooney, of St. Marys.

The accident report says Cooney was northbound when he lost control of his Ford van, which left the road and overturned. 

Cooney, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected.

The wreck was reported shortly after 9:45 Thursday night.