Two drivers were hospitalized following a head on crash Thursday morning that blocked traffic on US 59.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol twenty-one year old Cassandra P. Neff of Mound City, Mo. was driving a 2006 Ford Taurus south on US 59 in Holt County when the vehicle slid, crossed the centerline and hit a 1999 Dodge Ram head on.

The Dodge, driven by Brenten W. Hughes age 25 of Forrest City, Mo. suffered extensive damage.  Both vehicles came to rest in the road and briefly blocked US 59. Both drivers were transported to Heartland Regional Medical Center.