1 dead, 2 seriously injured after dump truck crashes into Gasconade County home
![A dump truck crashed into a house in Gasconade County on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2025/01/Owensville.png)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An elderly man was killed and two people were seriously injured after a dump truck crashed into a home Tuesday morning at 305 East Lincoln Ave. in Owensville, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
According to the report, a 2006 Western Star Dump Truck was heading westbound on Highway 28 when it went off the right side of the road and hit a utility pole, concrete parking post, a tree and the house.
The driver – a 70-year-old man from New Haven – was seriously injured and taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance, the report says.
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) January 28, 2025
Fatal Crash In Gasconade County
Troopers are investigating a one vehicle crash on MO 19 in Owensville. A dump truck traveled off the roadway and struck two occupants inside a residence.
One occupant of the home was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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One of the occupants in the home -- an 84-year-old Owensville man – was killed in the crash and was taken to the Crawford County coroner, according to the report.
Another person in the home – an 82-year-old woman from Owensville – was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance, the report says.
The 70-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt, the report says. The truck was totaled.