ANDREW COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Thursday in Andrew County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Honda Accord driven by Camden M Cox, 16, Savannah, was northbound on U.S. 59 two miles north of Country Club.

The driver reported he swerved to miss an animal and overcorrected. The Honda slid into the path of a northbound 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Anthony M. Johnson, 27, St. Joseph, who was slowing to make a left turn on Country Club.

A private vehicle transported Cox to Mosaic Life Care. Johnson was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.