Two injured, one seriously in Miller County crash Friday

Nia Hinson

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Brumley and Columbia man were injured in a crash in Miller County Friday night.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Airport Road– East of Hollar Road– around 8:20 p.m. An 18-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2000 MAZDA B4000, when the vehicle traveled too fast around a curve.

The vehicle then began to skid and crossed the center of the road. The man then overcorrected– the vehicle crossed back over the road– and traveled off the right side of the road. The truck struck a ditch, fence and tree, the report says.

The driver was taken to Lake Regional Hospital with moderate injuries. A passenger in the vehicle– a 20-year-old Brumley man was seriously injured.

According to the report, both men were wearing seatbelts when the crash occurred.

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