CONCORDIA, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two people died Friday afternoon in a head-on collision on eastbound Interstate 70 near Concordia, Missouri.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash around 2 p.m. Friday.
Troopers believe the driver of a tractor-trailer heading west on I-70 lost control, traveled through the median, and struck an eastbound tractor-trailer head-on.
Two people died in the crash.
The driver of the semi originally traveling westbound was identified by troopers as a 65-year-old Belton, South Carolina man. The driver of the second semi was identified as a 58-year-old West Minister, Colorado, man.
🚨I-70 EB @ 53 MM Blocked🚨
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) February 7, 2025
I-70 EB at the 53 MM is currently blocked due to a crash involving a tractor trailer. Please avoid the area or find an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/V4n1DEcldA
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