BARRY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 8a.m. Wednesay in Barry County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Kia Optima driven by Susan E. Neeley, 63, Pierce City, was eastbound on Highway 37 two miles south of Monett. The vehicle pulled into the path of a northbound 2012 Chevy Truck driven by Lon W. Cearley, 64, Monett.

Neeley was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the funeral home in Cassville. Cearley was transported to Cox Monnett Hospital.

Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.