2 injured in Interstate 70 crash near Boone/Callaway line
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A crash involving an SUV closed eastbound Interstate 70 temporarily Thursday afternoon and caused traffic backups for hours.
An ABC 17 News reporter saw a crossover SUV on its top being towed from the scene. An ambulance left the scene with lights on. The crash happened at around 2 p.m. Traffic backups continued at 4 p.m.
The Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a Thursday afternoon social media post that two people were brought to area hospitals.
The post says that multiple callers saw an overturned vehicle in a construction zone.
“Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single vehicle on its roof. A 360-degree scene size-up confirmed two occupants and a lane closure on eastbound I-70. Firefighters began patient care and turned both individuals over to arriving EMS crews,” the post says.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says that a 79-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man – both from Wellsville – were brought to Boone Hospital by ambulance.
The report says the man drove a 2014 Lincoln MKKX into a rail and it became airborne and overturned. The vehicle faced westbound while blocking the driving lane.
Both people in the crash were wearing seatbelts. MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.
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