2 injured in head-on collision

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A two-vehicle head-on collision Wednesday morning on Missouri Highway 160 at Hocomo in Howell County sent a Bakersfield man by air ambulance to Cox South Hospital in Springfield and a Caulfield man by ambulance to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when a pickup truck driven by 49-year-old Daniel Keller of Bakersfield crossed the centerline of the highway and struck an SUV driven by 35-year-old Brian Hadley of Caulfield. Keller’s injuries were described as “serious,” while Hadley’s were described as “moderate.”

Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene of the 7:30 a.m. crash.

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