LAFAYETTE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 3p.m. Monday in Lafayette County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Freightliner M2 driven by an 18-year-old Belton man was eastbound on U.S. 24 at Highway BB. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, returned to the road, struck a ditch and overturned.
A passenger identified as an 18-year-old Harrisonville man was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. He was transported to Steward-Hoefer Funeral Home. EMS transported the driver to Centerpoint Medical Center. The driver and passenger were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.