Two women were taken to the hospital Monday after their vehicle lost control on an icy roadway in DeKalb County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol,Patricia Barton, 56 of Dayton, Texas was driving a 2002 Ford F150 westbound on US 36 about 1 mile west of MO 33 North.  The accident took place around 10:07 a.m when Barton lost control of the vehicle on the ice covered roadway and it went off the south side of the road and hit an embankment then came to rest in the median facing north.  Barton and her passenger, Cathy Farris, 57 of Trenton were taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of what was described at the scene as minor injuries.

Both were reported to be wearing their seat belts.