Two Neosho residents were injured, one seriously, in a crash in Daviess County Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 3:55 p.m., 63-year-old Gary R. Richards was driving a 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara north on I-35 at the 59.2 mile marker north of Cameron. Richards lost control of the vehicle, ran off the east side of the road and hit a tree.

Richards was transported to Liberty Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt. A passenger in the vehicle, 60-year-old Janell W. Miller of Neosho, was transported to Liberty Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt.