ASHLAND - A semi driver died Monday evening after his truck jackknifed on K-34 in Clark County and he got out, only to succumb to smoke from a wildfire.



According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Corey P. Holt, 39, of�Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was driving a 2017 Peterbilt north on K-34 at about 5:30 p.m. seven miles west of U.S. 160 to Ashland when he tried to back up due to poor visibility from the fire.



The semi went off the roadway and jackknifed, becoming stationary in the roadway.



Holt got out of the semi and succumbed to the smoke.



A Ford Explorer later hit the left rear of an SUV and then the semi, flipping onto its top and causing possible injuries to those involved.