UPDATE: Kismet ManDies After Being Hit By Semi

UPDATE: Mr. Ryan has passed away due to injuries suffered in the accident.

A Kismet man was injured yesterday afternoon after being hit by a semi. 77 year old Robert Ryan was walking northbound on the Kismet blacktop approximately 1/8 mile north of Kismet when he walked out in front of a 2004 Peterbilt semi being driven by Hugo Montes, 43, of Liberal. Montes attempted to avoid Ryan with an avoidance maneuver but struck pedestrian on the passenger side of truck. Ryan was initially taken to Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, but was later transferred to Via Christi Hospital in Wichita.