PETTIS COUNTY—Two people died in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Wednesday in Pettis County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Toyota Camry driven by a 50-year-old Sedalia man was southbound on U.S. 50 at MO MM. The car entered the intersection on a green light. A westbound 2004 Mack Dump Truck driven by a 36-year-old Shelbina man struck the Toyota.
A 48-year-old female passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The Toyota driver was airlifted to Bothwell Regional Hospital where he died. The truck driver was not injured. The occupants of the car were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.