Oct 21, 2026

Mo. man airlifted to hospital after SUVs collide

Posted Oct 21, 2026 10:00 AM

CALDWELL COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 7a.m. Tuesday in Caldwell County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Escape driven by a 71-year-old Hamilton man was eastbound on Jewell Drive seven miles south of Kidder. As the Ford approached Route W, the SUV pulled into the path of a northbound 2020 Chevy Traverse driven by a 36-year-old Kingston woman. The Chevy struck the Ford.

Life Flight Eagle transported the Ford driver to Truman Medical Center.  Cameron Ambulance transported the  Chevy driver to Liberty Hospital. The Ford driver was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.