Vehicles drive into highway washout in Callaway County
The Missouri State Highway Patrol warned Callaway County drivers about washouts on a state highway Monday morning after heavy weekend and overnight rains.
Parts of Route K are washed out, the patrol said, tweeting a photo of a crash that happened near County Road 4057. In the crash a car went into a washout in the road and a truck went in on top of the car a few minutes later, the patrol said.
Heads up #CallawayCounty!
Parts of Highway K are washed out. This crash occurred near County Road 4057.
Car went in to washout, followed a few mins later by the truck. Non-life threatening injuries. More details will be released on our online reports.#MoWx pic.twitter.com/4Ig7JbdE9C
— MSHP Troop F (@ MSHPTrooperF ) August 26, 2019
The drivers suffered minor injuries, the patrol reported. The road was closed in both directions a few miles east of Route D, the patrol said.
About 3 inches of rain fell overnight in Williamsburg, north of the crash site, according to a report on the National Weather Service website.
