CASS COUNTY —A juvenile died and six people were injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Tuesday in Cass County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Ford Explorer driven by Sarah P. Hollister, 65, Brinkley, Arkansas, was eastbound on MO 7 just east of Freedom Road.
The SUV traveled off the left side of the road. The driver overcorrected causing the vehicle to skid and roll. A 3-year-0ld girl was ejected before the SUV came to rest in the median. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.
EMS transported Hollister and passengers Tyrone C. Harris, 41; Ashley V. Payne, 26; Kevon T. Johnson, 23, and two 10-year-old boys all of Brinkley, Arkansas to Cass Regional Medical Center. Only one of the 10-year-olds was wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.