POLK COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 8p.m. Saturday in Polk County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Chevy Traverse driven by a 24-year-old Louisburg man was southbound on Highway D in Polk. The SUV struck a 70-year-old Polk man who was on the roadway. EMS transported the victim to Citizen's Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.