US Road Accident: Four Dead in Missouri After Car Crosses Centre Line, Strikes Motorcyclists
Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the centre line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles.
Aurora, June 4: Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the centre line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles. The accident happened on Saturday afternoon on Missouri Route 39 near the southwestern Missouri town of Aurora. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Toyota Corolla crossed the centre line of the two-lane highway and struck the motorcycles, ejecting the drivers and passengers on each motorcycle. One of the motorcycles caught fire. Car Fire in US Video: Parked SUV Bursts Into Flames at SeaWorld in Orlando, Terrifying Footage Surfaces Online.
All four people killed were from Aurora. They were James Olmsted, 59; Kameron Hale, 28; Linda Anderson, 61; and a 17-year-old girl whose name was not released. The patrol said Olmstead and Hale were drivers of motorcycles; Anderson and the girl were passengers. Baby Girl Dies in Hot Car in US: 11-Month-Old Found Dead After Being Left in Four-Wheeler for Three Hours as Parents Go to Attend Church Service in Florida.
The 51-year-old woman who was driving the Toyota was arrested on suspicion of impairment, the patrol told KYTV-TV. As of Sunday, no charges had been filed.
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