One person seriously injured after three vehicle crash on Highway 63 at Highway 124

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person was seriously injured after a wreck involving three vehicles on Highway 63 at Highway 124 north of Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 2013 Chevy Sonic was stopped in the left lane of northbound Highway 63 at Highway 124 due to a prior crash.

Brenda Smith, 64, of Huntsville, was checking on the driver of Sonic Carol Malloy, 69, of Sturgeon when a crash occured between a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and an 18-wheeler. The 18-wheeler then hit the Chevy Sonic and the Sonic hit Smith.

Smith was taken to Univerity Hospital with serious injuries.

Southbound Highway 63 at Highway 124 was closed down for around 50 minutes due to the crashes.