One dead in multi-vehicle crash on Missouri Route 6
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A 49-year-old woman is dead following a four-vehicle crash Monday on Missouri Route 6, near Bessie Ellison Elementary.
The multi-vehicle crash around occurred around 3:30 p.m. as a 49-year-old Clarksdale, Missouri, woman was traveling east on State Route 6 in a 2017 Lincoln MKZ and crossed the center line, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
Her vehicle struck the rear driver's side of a 2021 Nissan Rouge occupied by a 63-year-old St. Joseph woman and a 9-year-old girl, of St. Joseph. The Nissan went off the roadway and hit a concrete barrier. The 63-year-old and 9-year-old sustained minor injuries.
The driver of the Lincoln then went off the roadway, struck a concrete barrier, returned to the highway, crossed the center line and clipped the rear driver's side of a 2016 Ford F150. The Ford was driven by a 44-year-old St. Joseph man who was not injured.
After hitting the Ford, the 49-year-old driver struck the front of a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 37-year-old St. Joseph woman, who had minor injuries. A 9-year-old boy, who sustained moderate injuries, and 12-year-old girl, who had minor injuries, were passengers in the Tahoe.
The 49-year-old Clarksdale woman was pronounced dead at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, according to the crash report.
All occupants and drivers in the crash were wearing seat belts, except the 37-year-old St. Joseph woman.
The Missouri Department of Transportation and law enforcement closed down State Route 6 from Route W to Hurlingen Road for several hours Monday night.
