Columbia man dies from injuries suffered in three-vehicle crash on Providence Road

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man died Tuesday from his injuries he suffered in a three-vehicle crash last week, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a Tuesday evening press release.

The release says that police responded to a three-vehicle crash at 10:53 a.m. Thursday in the 2700 block of South Providence Road. The crash involved a 2022 Ford Explorer, 2022 Chrysler Pacifica and a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, the release says.

A passenger in the Chrysler, Ernest Putnam, 52, was injured in the crash and died at an area hospital on Tuesday, the release says.

The release says the Ford was heading southbound on Providence Road and tried to turn left onto Carter Lane. The Chyrsler was heading northbound and hit the Ford, the release says. The impact from the crash caused the Ford to overturn and land on top of the Hyundai, the release says.

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