58-year-old woman seriously injured in Holt County after crashing into back of semi
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A 58-year-old woman from Springfield, Missouri, was transported to St. Joseph with serious injuries after crashing into the back of a semi truck on Interstate 29 in Holt County.
The crash occurred around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday after a 58-year-old woman driving a 2013 Ford Escape struck the towed unit of a 2024 Freightliner tractor trailer near the 74-mile marker of southbound Interstate 29, near Oregon, Missouri, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
After striking the tractor trailer, the Ford Escape overturned and came to rest on its driver side in the driving lane of southbound I-29, facing west.
The woman was transported by Atchison-Holt EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The semi truck was able to make a controlled stop on the shoulder of the roadway after the collision. The driver, a 37-year-old male from Winter Haven, Florida, was unharmed.
