BENTON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Wednesday in Benton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Ford F450 driven by a 44-year-old Carrollton man was northbound on Route H south of Black Oak Church Road. The truck crossed the center of the road and struck a 2013 Ford Edge driven by a Lincoln, Missouri, woman.
The 44-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Fox Funeral Home. EMS transported the truck driver and an 11-year-old female passenger from the car to Bothwell Regional Health Center. None of those involved were wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.