Accidents that occured in Missouri or impacted Missouri residents.
Pamela White, a woman from Aurora, died in a car crash in Mount Vernon, Missouri on Saturday morning. Her car went off the road, hit a tree, and overturned. White was pronounced dead at the scene.
A teenager has died after the car he was in crashed and hit a tree Thursday afternoon in Seneca, Missouri. The crash occurred when a Nissan Altima driven by a 17-year-old man crossed the center of the road, overcorrected, and went off the right side of the road. There were two occupants in the car, 18-year-old Steven Keith and another 18-year-old man. Keith was pronounced dead at the scene.
A multi-vehicle crash between a motorcycle and a car killed one person Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri. The motorcycle sheared off the top half of a tree and struck a rock wall, ejecting the male driver who eventually landed in a creek. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man from Thornfield, Missouri has died after a detached trailer hit his car Thursday afternoon. 25-year-old Mason Morpeth was driving his Dodge Ram on Missouri Highway 14, 11 miles east of Ava Thursday, when a trailer being towed by a GMC Sierra became detached. Morpeth was pronounced dead at the scene.
A fatal crash occurred in Seneca, Missouri on June 8, 2023. Steven Keith was killed and two others were injured in a single vehicle accident. The driver was arrested on allegations of DWI.
An infant died after a car collided with an Amish buggy in Seymour, MO. The Missouri Highway Patrol urges drivers to be cautious and pay attention to sharing the road with buggies. Tragedies like this one are preventable with caution and patience.
A 17-year-old boy died this morning at Lee’s Summit Recovery Park, a local landfill, after becoming pinned between a tractor trailer rig and its trailer. The Lee’s Summit Police Department responded to an injured persons report around 10 a.m. this morning and found the teen pinned between the equipment upon arrival.
A fatal accident on I-270 Westbound in St. Louis has shut down all lanes of traffic. A vehicle could not stop in time, hitting existing traffic and catching fire. One person has died.
A tragic incident occurred near Seymour, MO when a car collided with an Amish buggy, resulting in the death of a baby boy. The driver of the car hit the back of the buggy while attempting to pass it, causing the baby and two adults to be thrown from the buggy. The driver of the car was unharmed, while the adults are being treated for moderate injuries.
Westbound I-70 was closed at Jennings Station due to a vehicle accident. No information on injuries is available at this time.