Branson woman dies in Cooper County crash

Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Branson woman has died after a crash in Cooper County on Thanksgiving morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash happened on Highway 135 at Lang Road at 2 a.m. Thursday. Troopers say a 40-year-old Branson woman was driving when she went off the road and hit an embankment.

The car went airborne, and the driver was thrown from the vehicle, according to the report.

The woman was transported to University Hospital by Cooper County EMS, where she later died from her injuries.

She was not reported to be wearing a seatbelt.

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