Child suffers serious injuries in horse-car collision
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DAVIESS COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A child suffered serious injuries after a car struck a horse in Daviess County, Missouri Wednesday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Missouri Route 6 and 330th Street, two miles east of Jamesport.
An 18-year-old Gallatin, Missouri woman driving east hit a horse carrying a 5-year-old Jamesport boy south, knocking him from it.
The driver was wearing a seatbelt and avoided injury.
The child did not have safety gear equipped and was taken to Children’s Mercy Kansas City for serious injuries by Life Flight.