LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MO – Two men were injured in a crash involving a four-by-four in Lafayette County early Thursday morning, KMMO reported.
The accident took place at about 4:30 a.m. on Route OO about four miles south of Newton. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a man was driving a Honda Rancher northbound when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. The driver and passenger were both ejected.
The driver, a 68-year-old man, and the passenger, a 20-year-old man, suffered moderate injuries. The two, both residents of Bates City, Missouri, were taken by Odessa EMS to Centerpoint Medical Center. The two were not utilizing proper safety equipment when the incident happened, the MSHP said.
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