SCOTT COUNTY, MO – One driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Scott County on Tuesday morning.
According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident happened at 9:38 a.m. on State Route Z, two miles east of Vanduser.
An initial investigation revealed that the driver of a 2023 Hyundai Accent was traveling westbound when the vehicle crossed into the path of an eastbound 2014 Chrysler 300, resulting in the crash.
The Hyundai driver, a 23-year-old woman from Sikeston, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Chrysler, a 19-year-old woman from Vanduser, was transported by ambulance to St. Francis Medical Center with moderate injuries.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts at the time of the wreck, state troopers said. The two vehicles were totaled and towed away from the scene.
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