COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Three people died and one was injured in a crash on
Interstate 70 near Columbia.Boone County assistant fire chief Gale Blomenkamp says the crash involved a
semi-trailer truck, which was hauling two other semis, as well as a
tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles.
The Columbia Missourian reports a passenger in one car and the driver of
another passenger vehicle died at the scene. An injured truck driver died at a
Columbia hospital emergency room. The driver of one of the passenger cars was
seriously injured.
The accident occurred while Interstate 70 was already shut down because of an
earlier vehicle fire. That shut-down caused a backup, which played a part in the
crash.
The accident closed westbound lanes of the interstate for several hours.
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