Two Carthage residents were injured in a 3-vehicle accident 3 p.m. Wednesday on MO 96 at MO 97, five miles north of Stotts City.
According to the Highway Patrol report, traffic was slowing at the intersection waiting for a vehicle to make a left turn when a 2013 Volvo tractor driven by Christine M. Cabel Conn, 56, LaRussell, struck a 2002 Chevrolet S10 driven by Luis E. Mejia Cruz, 29, Carthage, in the rear.
The Cruz vehicle crossed the center line and struck a 2013 Nissan Altima driven by Noretta F. Holt, 79, Willard.
Cruz and a passenger in his vehicle, William A. Ailon Mendoza, 27, Carthage, were treated for moderate and minor injuries, respectively, at Mercy Joplin.
Originally appeared on Inside Joplin
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