A man was hit and killed while standing on a highway in Atchison County early this morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol 27-year-old Jason Newman of Iowa was killed after being hit by vehicle just after 1 a.m. Monday.

Crash reports said a 2007 Ford Focus driven by 29-year-old Donna Wilson of Lincoln Neb. was stopped in the driving lane of I-29 northbound about 5 miles south of Rock Port when her vehicle was hit from behind by a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by 54-year-old Moo Y Stranghoener. This caused Wilson’s vehicle to travel forward and hit Newman who was walking along the highway.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two passengers in the Hyundai, 53-year-old Mi Stranghoener and 51-year-old Myounghe Lee were taken by ambulance to Nemaha County Hospital then flown to Creighton University Hospital in Omaha, Neb. with moderate injuries. The driver, Moo Y was taken by Ambulance to Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Neb. with minor injuries.

Wilson was life-flighted to Mosaic Life Care with serious injuries.