Apr 09, 2025

3 dead, 2 injured after Missouri head-on crash

Posted Apr 09, 2025 10:30 AM

DUNKLIN COUNTY —Three people died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Tuesday in Dunklin County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Nissan Murano driven by a 58-year-old Caruthersville, man was southbound on MO 25 two miles north of Kennett.

The driver was passing a southbound 2005 Toyota Sienna driven by a 58-year-old Campbell woman. The Nissan struck a northbound 2006 Dodge Caravan driven by a 77-year-old Paragould, Arkansas, woman head-on.

The drivers of the Nissan and the Dodge and 27-year-old passenger in the Dodge were pronounced dead at the scene. Survival Flight transported a 21-year-old passenger in the Dodge and a 50-year-old passenger in the Nissan to Region One Health in Memphis. The 27-year-old passenger in the Nissan was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.  The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.