GRUNDY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 5:30a.m. Thursday in Grundy County.

The Misssouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford F250 driven by Russell Louderback, 61, Trenton, was westbound MO 6 three miles west of Trenton. The vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a 1999 Chevy Cavalier driven by Eric S. Virtue, 38, Jamesport, head-on.

Virtue was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Slater Funeral Home. EMS transported Louderback to Wright Memorial Hospital and he was later transferred to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.