Car flips after hitting tree, driver hospitalized

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person was taken to the hospital after their car flipped after hitting a tree on Wednesday.

A Boone County Joint Communications alert was sent out at 8:42 a.m. about a crash on Smiley Lane at Rangeline St., asking drivers to avoid the area.

Columbia Police Department Sgt. Robert Fox said a woman was driving northbound on Rangeline St. when she went off the road. He said the driver hit a small tree near the top of the hill, causing the car to become airborne and flip onto its top.

The woman was the only person in the car. She was taken to University Hospital.

Police at the scene did not know the severity of her injuries.

Columbia Fire and Police responded to the scene.

The scene was clear at 9:45 a.m.