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1 teen, one adult die in Mo. crash on icy bridge

Missouri Highway Patrol  MHPCABOOL, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol says two people died in an accident caused by icy conditions in southwest Missouri.

The accident happened Sunday night on a bridge on Highway 63 about five miles north of Cabool in Texas County.

 Fifteen-year-old Alex Greuter and 37-year-old Patricia Wiest, both of Cabool, died at the scene. The crash happened on Highway 63 about five miles north of Cabool.

The patrol says the car they were riding in went out of control on an ice-covered bridge and slid into the path of a U-Haul truck. Both drivers survived but the driver of the victims’ car was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

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