Mexico man killed in head-on crash on Highway 22
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A crash that killed a Mexico, Missouri, man left a Mid-Missouri road closed for several hours Wednesday.
The deadly crash happened Wednesday morning on Highway 22, about halfway between Centralia and Mexico.
According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two semi-trucks and an SUV were involved.
The road was blocked, and troopers asked people to avoid the area.
Little Dixie Fire Protection District Chief Jason Henry said at about 9 a.m. that the closure might last for four hours. It reopened on Wednesday evening.
A 35-year-old Mexico, Missouri, man was killed. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says the man was driving his Ford Explorer and passing other vehicles when he hit a semi-truck head-on. He was not wearing a seatbelt, and was thrown from the vehicle. The drivers of two semi-trucks involved in the crash suffered moderate injuries.
The semi-truck that hit the Explorer head-on went off the road and caught fire, the report states.
ABC 17 crews on scene saw an MU Health Care helicopter, two overturned semi-trucks and a severely damaged car. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Audrain Ambulance District and a Boone Health ambulance were on scene.
One of the overturned trucks had an Ameren Missouri logo.
