60-year-old man dies after vehicle backs into river in Miller County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 60-year-old man died Tuesday after his vehicle went into the Osage River in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says a 60-year-old man from Clark, Missouri, backed a 2016 Dodge Ram and a trailer to a boat ramp. A pedestrian – a 66-year-old woman from Clark – pulled the boat back onto the trailer and then walked up to the front of the boat to secure it, the report states.

The report then says “for an unknown reason,” the Ram and trailer started backing into the river, which caused the woman to fall between the vehicle and trailer.

Both the vehicle and trailer became submerged while the man was still in the truck, the report says. MSHP wrote the man was not able to get out of the truck.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Miller County Coroner, according to the report. The woman had minor injuries and was brought to Lake Regional Hospital by ambulance.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.