LAFAYETTE COUNTY— One person died in an accident just after 1 p.m. Friday in Lafayette County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Freightliner semi driven by Brian A. Messenger, 30, Bradenton, FL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Lexington exit.

The semi rear-ended a 2015 Volvo semi and a 2012 Ford passenger vehicle that had slowed for traffic. Messenger was transported to Lafayette Regional Medical Center where he died.

The driver of the Ford Steven L. Dehart, 63, Plattsburg and the Volvo semi driver Mykola Poyras, 70, Sacramento, Ca., were not injured. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.