DALLAS COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 11:30a.m. Wednesday in Dallas County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Belva Skinner, 68, Buffalo, Missouri, was southbound on U.S. 65 one half mile north of Buffalo.
The driver swerved to avoid a branch in the road. The Toyota skidded across the center of the road and struck a northbound 2014 GMC Acadia driven by Melinda J. Walton, 47, Springfield.
Skinner was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to a funeral home in Buffalo. EMS transported Walton and two teen passengers in the GMC to Mercy Springfield. The driver and passengers in the GMC were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.