Four hospitalized after crash involving pickup truck in Cole County

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Five people were involved in a crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from Cole County EMS.

The release states Cole County EMS and the Osage Fire Protection District were dispatched to a crash in the 11000 block of State Route B a little after 3 p.m. Crews found a pickup truck about 50 feet away from the road that had landed in an embankment and was resting in a tree line.

Four people were able to get out of the truck and make it to the road, the release says.

A fifth person was inside the vehicle and unable to walk and needed to be rescued.

The Jefferson City Fire Department assisted in conducting a rope rescue operation, due to the challenging location of the truck. The final person was extricated at 4:22 p.m.

Cole County EMS treated a total of five people, including two children. Four people were taken to the trauma center at University Hospital. They were all stable, according to the release.

One person declined transportation after being evaluated.