WARRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and eight have been seriously injured after a semitrailer crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a pileup on the interstate.
Officials say a semitrailer was traveling on Interstate 70 near Warrenton on Wednesday when the crash occurred. Troopers say the semi ripped a vehicle in half. They say Lynn R. Hebenheimer, 63, Jefferson City, died in the wreck.
The collision caused a chain reaction involving three other tractor-trailers and eight vehicles. The crash was reported as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.
Troopers say eight people were hospitalized in serious condition but are expected to survive. The poor weather conditions are cited as the cause of the accident.