CASS COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. Tuesday in Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Cora Graham, 19, Harrisonville, was southbound on Interstate 49. The vehicle rear-ended a 2027 Freightliner semi that was stopped for traffic congestion from a previous crash.

Graham was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver from Texas was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.