PHELPS COUNTY, MO : California man dies after semi-truck crash on I-44 on Saturday, 16th November 2024

A man from California has died after a semi-truck crash on I-44 Saturday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the semi-truck was driving west on I-44 around 2 a.m. near the 193-mile marker.

The crash happened when the semi went off the right side of the road and hit a guardrail and a concrete bridge. After hitting the bridge, the semi went airborne and hit an embankment.

The passenger, a 54-year-old man from Hacienda Heights, California, died at the scene. The driver, a woman from California, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

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