2 killed in Miller County crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people have been pronounced dead Friday afternoon at a crash in Miller County, according to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The post – which was shared at 2:42 p.m. Friday – says troopers are investigating a rollover crash on Route BB near Hackerry Road near Iberia.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 74-year-old Iberia man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 65-year-old Iberia woman was pronounced dead at Lake Regional Hospital.

The crash occurred as a 2007 Ford F150 – driven by the 74-year-old man – was heading eastbound when the driver failed to negotiate a curve, the report says. The vehicle went off the right side of the road, hit a tree and overturned, the report says.

The man was not wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred, the report says. The woman was wearing a seatbelt, the report says.

The Ford was totaled.