Woman dead in Bates County crash
BATES COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A Montrose, Missouri, woman is dead after traveling off Missouri Highway H in Bates County Thursday morning.
The crash occurred around 10:42 a.m., as a 69-year-old woman, who was the driver of a 2008 Toyota RAV4, was eastbound on Missouri Highway H when she traveled off the right side of the roadway.
The woman overcorrected, returning to the roadway, but then veered off to the left side, struck two trees, and overturned, after which the vehicle caught fire.
The woman was pronounced dead at 11:35 a.m. by Bates County Coroner Jerret Reno. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, it is unknown if the woman was wearing a seatbelt.
Next of kin was notified of her death following the accident.
MSHP Troop A detailed in the report that this is the second fatal crash, as well as the second fatality in Troop A in 2026.
