Crash outside of Ashland closes down Route Y

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A car crash closed down a road Monday night near Cedar Creek, outside of Ashland.

Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 10:22 p.m. stating that East Route Y was closed at South Clinkenbeard Road because of a vehicle collision.

Several first responders were at the scene, including an ambulance, firefighters and law enforcement.

Southern Boone Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Timothy Bullard said at the scene that three adults were in the crashed vehicle. Bullard said that two people needed to be pulled from the vehicle when firefighters arrived on the scene and a third was already inside a police vehicle when firefighters arrived.

The cause of the crash was not known on Monday, but it is being investigated by law enforcement.

ABC 17 News reached out to the Boone County Fire Protection District, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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