COLE COUNTY—Two people died in an accident just before 2:30a.m. Saturday in Cole County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Ford Focus driven by a 37-year-old Jefferson City woman was westbound on Route C just west of Zion Road. The car traveled off the left side of the road, struck a tree and caught fire.
The driver and a 38-year-old female passenger were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Tyler Woods Funeral Home. The Patrol did not have seat belt usage information and no longer releases names of accident victims.