46-year-old Stewartsville man injured in U.S Highway 36 crash on Christmas Eve

DEKALB COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Two people were transported to the hospital following a Christmas Eve crash that involved a truck hitting a vehicle attempting to pull on to U.S. Highway 36 west of Osborn, Missouri.

The two-vehicle crash occurred on Wednesday just before 7 p.m. after a 2017 Ford F-150 traveling northbound on Missouri Route 33 pulled in front of a 2001 Ford F-150 heading east on U.S. Highway 36, roughly three miles west of Osborn, Missouri.

The 2017 Ford, driven by a 46-year-old man from Stewartsville, was struck on the driver's side by the other truck, causing both vehicles to travel off the roadway and into the median. Both vehicles eventually came to rest on their wheels facing north.

The 46-year-old man was transported by Dekalb County EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries, while the driver of the 2001 Ford, a 50-year-old man from Stewartsville, Missouri, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the incident. The Dekalb County Sheriff's Office also assisted in the investigation.