Crash along rural Missouri highway leaves both drivers seriously injured

MARYVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) – An attempt to turn onto a county road from a rural Missouri highway led to a rear-end collision that left both drivers seriously injured.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 11 a.m. on Friday, June 6, emergency crews were called to the area of Missouri Highway 148 and County Road 220, about 3 miles north of Maryville, with reports of a 2-vehicle crash.

When first responders arrived, they said they found a 49-year-old Pickering man had been stopped on the highway in a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado as he attempted to turn west onto County Road 220. However, he was hit from behind by a 32-year-old Maryville man in a 2021 Ford van.

State Troopers indicated that the impact of the crash caused both vehicles to veer off the roadway and crash into a nearby ditch.

Emergency crews said both drivers were taken to Mosaic Life Care in Maryville with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. No one involved had been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Investigators noted that both vehicles were extensively damaged as a result. No further information has been released.

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