Two crashes block part of Highway 54 in Cole County
BRAZITO, Mo. (KMIZ)
Consecutive crashes blocked westbound Highway 54 near Route E in Cole County on Monday, resulting in two injuries.
The crashes happened just after 3 p.m. in Brazito, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports.
The first happened when a 17-year-old driver from Eldon skidded off the road and hit a group of trees with his bumper, the patrol reports. The driver had minor injuries.
🚨🚨Cole County Road Blockage🚨🚨
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) June 3, 2024
Troopers are investigating an injury crash involving a tractor trailer on westbound US 54, near Route E, in the Brazito area.
The driving lane is closed at this time. Please use caution when traveling through the area. pic.twitter.com/96k1S9JsdA
About a minute later in the same area, a tractor-trailer driven by Iurii Barskyi, 34, of Hamtramck, Michigan, went around a curve too fast and hydroplaned, according to a patrol report. The truck went off the road and hit a tree.
Barskyi was taken by ambulance to Capital Region Medical Center.
