KANSAS CITY, MO – Three people were transported to the hospital following a vehicle collision in Benton County on Thursday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The MSHP’s report stated that the crash happened on Missouri MM near U.S. 65 at 8:49 p.m. The driver of a 2016 Ford C-Max was traveling southbound when the vehicle crossed the center of the roadway and collided head-on with a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 67-year-old woman from Kirksville, Missouri, was seriously injured and transported to University Hospital. The Ford driver, a 48-year-old man from Warsaw, Missouri, and his passenger, a 43-year-old man from Mora, Missouri, sustained minor injuries. They were both taken to Bothwell Regional Health Center.
It was not known whether any of the injury victims were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department assisted the MSHP at the scene.
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