ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO – Three people were injured in a collision involving an SUV and a semi-truck in St. Charles County early Wednesday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The accident happened on Interstate 70 westbound west of Route A at 4:16 a.m. The MSHP’s report stated that the driver of a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia truck began to slow, and the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox could not stop in time. The front of the Chevrolet crashed into the back of the truck.
Two passengers in the Chevrolet, a 19-year-old woman from Johnston, Iowa, and a 20-year-old woman from Urbandale, Iowa, suffered moderate injuries. The Chevrolet driver, an 18-year-old woman from Altoona, Iowa, sustained minor injuries.
All three were taken by ambulance to SSM Health – St. Joseph Hospital West. No injuries were reported for the Freightliner driver, a 51-year-old man from Lawson, Missouri.
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