ARCHIE, MO – According to KCTV, a driver died and four passengers were hurt in a deadly single-vehicle collision north of Archie Sunday morning.
A 55-year-old man was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer north on Interstate 49 northbound when he strayed off the road and plowed into a guardrail near East 327th Street around 7:10 a.m.
The driver and three passengers were ejected from the vehicle during the collision.
First responders pronounced the driver dead at the scene. A 27-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Crews transported an 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old girl to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Only the 4-year-old girl was properly restrained. Nobody else was wearing a seatbelt.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal crash.
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