One adult, four children killed in crash on Highway 54
Five people died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Miller County on Wednesday night, according to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Troop F confirmed in a tweet that one adult and four children died in the crash.
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Radiance Wright, 30, of Columbia; Patience Horton, 3, of Columbia; Arleone Horton, 4, of Columbia; Brya Brown, 7 months, of Columbia; and Rondrea Anderson, 8, were all killed in the crash.
Wright traveled off of the left side of the road, and the car flipped multiple times, according to the MSHP crash report. The car then went into the eastbound lanes and came to a rest upright. No one in the car was wearing a safety device, according to the crash report.
Rondrea was a second grade student at Derby Ridge Elementary, according to Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark. CPS was working on notifications and talking with students and families Thursday morning.
CPS is providing counseling support, Baumstark said.
Crews shut down the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 between Highway 52 and Highway 87.
Troopers were directing drivers to Highway 52.
According to the MoDOT map, the crash was reported at 7:55 p.m.
Troopers said the vehicle was removed around 10 p.m. and crews were starting to clean up the road. The highway completely reopened around 10:30 p.m.
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