One person was killed and two more were injured in a traffic accident in Livingston County Friday evening.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says a motorist lost control of his vehicle on a curve along US-65 highway north of Chillicothe at about 7:05 pm Friday.

The Ford LTD crashed head-on into a pickup truck.

The driver of the pickup, 74-year-old Perry McCollum of Tina, Missouri suffered serious injuries. He was flown to Truman Medical Center for treatment. His wife, 55-year-old Karen McCollum, was killed in the crash.

The other driver, 53-year-old Ronnie Fauss of Corder, Missouri, was transported to Hedrick Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries.