The Missouri State Highway Patrol responds to five weekend crashes in northwest Missouri where one person was killed and six others were injured.
Friday afternoon (October 16) in Holt County, a semi struck a train on Beagle Road near Craig. The driver of the semi, a 67 year old man from Craig was killed. Nobody on the train sustained injuries.
Saturday morning (October 17), two people from College Springs Iowa were injured after their pickup crashed on the Highway 71 curve east of Burlington Junction. The highway patrol's report said the driver couldn't see a curve due to the sunrise. That caused the pickup to go into the ditch and crash into a fence. The driver, a 72 year old man and a passenger, a 71 year old woman, were taken to the hospital in Maryville with moderate injuries.
Saturday afternoon, two teenage boys were taken to the hospital in Cameron after the ATV they were riding in a pasture north of Kingston flipped on its side. The 17 year old driver had minor injuries and the 16 year old passenger had moderate injuries.
Sunday afternoon (October 18) north and east of Union Star on a DeKalb County road, a 13 year old drove his ATV into a ditch and overturned, coming to rest on the right side. The driver was taken to the hospital in St. Joseph with moderate injuries.
A motorcyclist from Bethany who crashed late Sunday afternoon was taken to the hospital in St. Joseph with serious injuries. The patrol's report says the 62 year old driver was at the top of a hill on Highway W when he failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle went off the road, went into a skid, and came to rest on its left side in a drainage ditch.
No names were released.
