Two injured, one seriously in Miller County crash Friday

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Brumley and Columbia man were injured in a crash in Miller County Friday night.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Airport Road-- East of Hollar Road-- around 8:20 p.m. An 18-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2000 MAZDA B4000, when the vehicle traveled too fast around a curve.

The vehicle then began to skid and crossed the center of the road. The man then overcorrected-- the vehicle crossed back over the road-- and traveled off the right side of the road. The truck struck a ditch, fence and tree, the report says.

The driver was taken to Lake Regional Hospital with moderate injuries. A passenger in the vehicle-- a 20-year-old Brumley man was seriously injured.

According to the report, both men were wearing seatbelts when the crash occurred.