BUCHANAN COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just before 2a.m. Saturday in Buchanan County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Chevy Silverado driven by Zachary L. Novotny, 22, Rushville, was westbound on Southwest Sampson Road just east of Route JJ.
The pickup traveled off the south side of the road down an embankment and into a creek.
Buchanan County EMS transported Novotny and passengers identified as Madelyn R. McKnight, 18, Agency and a 16-year-old girl from Rushville to Mosaic Life Care. The driver and passengers were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.