BARTON COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just before 10:30a.m Friday in Barton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Kenworth semi driven by a 61-year-old Knob Knoster man was southbound on MO 43 twelve miles southwest of Lamar. The semi crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2021 Freightliner Box Truck driven by a 45-year-old Joplin man head-on. After impact the Box Truck caught fire.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. The Patrol no longer releases the identity of accident victims.