OSBORN- Slick morning highways are being blamed for a pair of morning accidents in northwest Missouri.

Just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday in DeKalb County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Toyota pickup driven by Bryan M. Fear, 32, Cameron, was westbound on U.S. 36 one mile northwest of Osborn.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It slid off the south side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned.

Fear refused treatment at the scene.

Just before 8:30 a.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Jeep Cherokee driven by Phoebe R. Pyrtle, 21, Chillicothe, was westbound on U.S. 36 two miles west of Mooresville.

After passing a semi, the driver lost control on the ice-covered road. The vehicle slid off the north side of the highway, struck a road sign and overturned.

Pyrtle was transported to Hedrick Medical Center.

The MSHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accidents.