34-year-old woman killed in crash that closed highway near Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
One person was killed in a rollover crash Friday morning that closed a highway northeast of Columbia.
Boone County fire crews responded to a call about a truck that rolled over on Route HH, according to assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp said at the scene that one person in the truck was killed, and a minor was taken to University Hospital with minor injuries.
A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the victim was a 34-year-old woman from Columbia.
A 14-year-old girl from Columbia was a passenger in the 1997 Ford Expedition and suffered moderate injuries, the report says. The girl was brought to University Hospital by ambulance. Neither person in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt.
A notice from Boone County Joint Communications said a crash happened on Route HH near Svena Drive. An update said Route HH was closed. Blomenkamp said the crash happened near the Boone County Fire Protection District's Station 16.
Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that dispatch notes said a vehicle had rolled over with one person underneath.
The MSHP report says the Ford was heading westbound went it went off the right side of the road and overturned. The Ford was totaled.
MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
