A pick-up driver died, and her passenger had serious injuries in a Semi-vs-pick-up crash on US 36 near Hamilton on Wednesday. The Missouri Highway Patrol released the report for the crash that occurred at about 9:30 am on US 36 at Route B. According to the report, the semi, driven by a 57-year-old Newton, Kansas man, was eastbound on US 36, and the pick-up was on the eastbound shoulder and was pulling back into the traffic lane. The semi attempted to avoid the collision, but struck the rear of the pick-up, causing it to go off the south side of the road and overturn.
The driver of the pick-up, an 85-year-old Hamilton woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. She had not been wearing a safety belt. Her passenger, a 52-year-old woman from Hamilton, was wearing a safety belt and was flown to Truman Medical Center with serious injuries. The driver of the semi was not injured.