CHARITON COUNTY—Two people died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Sunday in Chariton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Ford Mustang driven by Paul L. Busto, 57, Clark, was eastbound on U.S. 24 three miles east of Salisbury. The car crossed the center line and struck a westbound 2016 Chevy Equinox driven by Cody J. Oldham, 31, Denver, Colorado, head-on.
Busto was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Summerville Funeral Home in Salisbury. A passenger in the SUV identified as Chevy C Ingebritson, 27, Arvada, Colorado, was pronounced dead at Mobery Regional Hospital. MU 1 helicopter transported Oldham to University Hospital in Columbia. All three were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.