NEWTON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 12:30p.m. Friday in Newton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Honda Trike driven by a 71-year-old Carthage man was westbound on U.S. 60 three miles west of Neosho.
The driver attempted to make a u-turn and pulled into the path of a westbound 2014 Ford Explorer driven by a 21-year-old Goodman man.
EMS transported the 71-year-old to Freeman Neosho Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The SUV driver was not injured. The Trike driver was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.