SULLIVAN COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 9:30p.m. Thursday in Sullivan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Chevy Sonic driven by Kenneth L. Morris, 71, Milan, was westbound in the eastbound lanes of Missouri 6 five miles east of Milan.

The vehicle collided head-on with a 2005 Chevy Malibu driven by Fiston Meunyi, 35, Kirksville. Morris was pronounced dead at the scene. Sullivan County ambulance transported Meunyi to the hospital in Kirksville.

Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.