DAVIESS COUNTY —Seven people were injured in an accident just before 8:30a.m. Sunday in Daviess County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Volvo VLN 860 driven by Haysam Elkott, 51, Temple Terrace, FL., was southbound on Interstate 35 seven miles north of Pattonsburg.
The Volvo rear-ended a 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Justin S. Phelps, 31, Azle, TX., that was stationary on the west shoulder.
NTA Ambulance transported Phelps and a 9-year-old girl to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. She was later transferred to Children's Mercy in Kansas City. NTA also transported four other children and Dakota B. Torres, 27, all of Azle, TX., to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Elkott was not injured. Phelps was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.