Three people were injured in a Friday evening accident in Buchanan County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol thirty-one year old Lawrence L. Donald of St. Joseph was driving a 2005 Chevy 1500 east on US 36, 6 miles west of Stewartsville, in the passing lane.

He rear-ended a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by Virgil R. Archdekin of Agency, who was slowing to make a left turn at a cross over on US 36.

The van slid sideways and came to rest in the crossover facing north on its wheels.  The Chevy drove through the median and across both west bound lanes of US 36, traveled over and embankment, coming to rest on its wheels facing north.  Donald, Archdekin and a passenger Lowell A. Kerns age 82 of Easton were transported to Heartland Regional Medical Center.  Kerns was not wearing a seat belt.