

Pettis County Fire District firefighters and members of the Pettis County Ambulance District help to prepare a female patient onto a Life Flight helicopter late Monday afternoon. Two female subjects were each transported by individual helicopters for medical treatment to the hospital after the single-vehicle accident that occurred on state Route U near McCormick Road.
Pictured is the car which was involved in the single-vehicle wreck Monday afternoon. According to officers at the scene, the accident occurred when the driver of the vehicle, which was traveling north on state Route U, missed a curve and overturned. The female driver and a female passenger were both transported by helicopter for treatment. The extent of their injuries were not known at press time. This story will be updated as soon as further information becomes available.