One dead in Osage County crash on Highway 50
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
One person died in a head-on crash on Highway 50 in Osage County on Thursday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 9:50 a.m. near South Hickory Street in Linn.
Troopers said a car driven by Nicholas D. White, 45, of Fulton, crossed the center line and hit another car head-on. According to the crash report, the Osage County deputy coroner pronounced White dead at the scene around 10:30 a.m.
Emergency crews took a passenger from White's vehicle, Nikki Fox, 33, of Fulton, to University Hospital with serious injuries.
Troopers are investigating a multiple vehicle injury crash on US 50, near South Hickory Street, in Osage County.
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Troopers said crews transported a 17-year-old girl from the other car involved in the crash to the hospital with serious injuries. Crews took the driver, Courtney J. Sims, of Sullivan, to University Hospital with moderate injuries.
According to the crash report, White and Fox weren't wearing seat belts.