ATCHISON COUNTY, Mo—Two people were injured in an accident just before 2p.m. Thursday in Atchison County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Hyundia Santa Fe driven by a 29-year-old Fairfax woman was northbound on U.S. 59 one mile south of Fairfax.
The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The SUV traveled off the east side of the road, struck a road sign, an embankment, became airborne and struck the ground. Atchison Holt ambulance transported the driver and a 57-year-old passenger to Fairfax Community Hospital. They were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.