BENTON COUNTY- A woman was hit by two vehicles and killed in an accident just before midnight in Benton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Cobalt driven by Elizabeth D. Ogle, 23, Kirksville, was driving southbound on U.S. 65 one mile north of the Hickory County line.

The driver noticed a pedestrian in the lane of traffic, attempted to avoid the collision and struck Mercade N. Jones, 23, Muskogee, OK., with the left front of the vehicle.

The Chevy went off the left side of the road into the trees. The pedestrian was launched into the northbound lanes of traffic where she was hit by a 2006 GMC driven by James E. McLaughlin, 51, Independence

Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. She was transported to the Benton County coroner’s office.
Ogle was transported to Citizens Memorial in Bolivar.

The accident remains under investigation.