One taken to hospital after Columbia crash traps them in vehicle
Haley Swaino
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Monday morning crash shut down part of a road in northwest Columbia.
Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just after 7 a.m. that said both northbound lanes were closed at W Ash Street and N Stadium Boulevard due to a crash.
An ABC 17 News photographer on scene saw two fire engines and two trucks with the Columbia Fire Department. A person was also seen being carried on a stretcher into a Boone Health ambulance.
Two vehicles were seen with heavy damage. One with front-end damage had its airbags deployed.
A vehicle seen with heavy front-end damage and deployed airbags after a crash at W Ash Street and N Stadium Boulevard in Columbia on July 6, 2026.
There were no passengers in either vehicle. According to Columbia Fire Captain Wayne Cummins, one driver was trapped inside a vehicle after the crash. Crews removed the driver’s-side door and safely helped them out in about five minutes.
The driver who was trapped was taken to a hospital by ambulance. The other was evaluated on scene.
Both vehicles were towed by ATR towing, and the scene cleared shortly before 7:40 a.m. All northbound lanes were then reopened, a BCJC alert says.