JASPER COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 7p.m. Thursday in Jasper County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 International semi driven by Robert G. Horton, 47, Diamond, was westbound on Interstate 44 one mile east of Duenweg. The semi struck the median cable, caught fire and crossed into eastbound traffic.

The semi struck the towed unit of a 2012 Freightliner semi. The towed unit’s rear axles struck a 2012 Hyundia. That pushed the Hyundia into a 2018 Dodge Ram.

Horton was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Jasper County Coroner’s office.

The Hyundai driver Metasha M. Olsen, 46, Bartlesville, OK., and the driver of the Freightliner semi Ernesto AGUAYOCHAVEZ, 48, Corona, CA. were transported to Mercy hospital in Jasper.

The driver of the Dodge Ram James T. Barnes, 33, Tecumseh, was not injured. All four were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.