Medical emergency causes crash near Missouri River bridge in Boone County
![A crash backs up traffic on I-70 westbound near the Missouri River bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2022/08/crash.jpg)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A medical emergency caused a crash near the Missouri River Bridge construction site.
The driver, Benjamin Hall, 53, of Libby, Montana was driving westbound on I-70 when the medical emergency occurred causing a 2000 Ford F350 to travel off the side of the road and hit a rock bluff.
The area is also a work zone where construction of a new bridge is happening.
Hall is reported to have moderate injuries and the 4-year-old passenger reportedly had minor injuries. Both were taken by ambulance to University Hospital for treatment.
More information about the crash was not immediately available.