Three individuals sustained serious injuries following a T-bone collision in Cole County on U.S. 50 at Lookout Trail on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the incident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. when a 68-year-old man from Mokane attempted to navigate a pickup truck southbound across the westbound lane of U.S. 50.
The pickup truck was struck on its left side by a westbound vehicle operated by a 24-year-old woman from California, Missouri. A 48-year-old woman, also from California, Missouri, was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Following the impact, the pickup truck collided with a road sign. All three individuals involved in the crash sustained serious injuries. Notably, each person was wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident.
Both women from California, Missouri, were transported by Cole County Ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia, while the Mokane man was privately transported to Capital Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Both vehicles sustained irreparable damage and were declared total losses as a result of the collision.
The Jefferson City Police Department issued a Facebook post at approximately 4:30 p.m. advising the public of traffic delays in the surrounding area due to the crash. A subsequent update confirmed that traffic had returned to normal conditions by approximately 5:30 p.m.
