CLINTON COUNTY, MO – State troopers were called to the scene of a fatal crash in Clinton County Thursday morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the multi-vehicle wreck took place on Route PP west of U.S. 69 Highway near Lawson at about 6:05 a.m. The driver of a 2015 Toyota Highlander was heading westbound and crossed into the path of an eastbound 2022 Freightliner, striking it head-on. The impact caused the Toyota to collide with awestbound 2017 GMC Sierra van.
The three vehicles came to a stop on the north shoulder of Route PP.
The driver of the Toyota, a 22-year-old man from Lawson, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. The GMC driver, a 26-year-old Lawson man, was seriously injured and transported to Truman Medical Center.
The driver of the Freightliner, a 30-year-old woman from Independence, Missouri, and her passenger, a 38-year-old man from Plattsburg, Missouri, both sustained moderate injuries and were taken to Liberty Hospital.
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