Three teens suffer minor injuries in Friday night accident

Fortunately, only minor injuries were suffered by three teenagers in a car accident on Highway NN six miles south of Redings Mill around 11:10 p.m. Friday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when a 2017 Nissan Sentra driven by 18-year-old Micah M. Simms of Joplin pulled into the path of a 2010 Hyundai Genesis driven by 19-year-old Micha A. Anderson of Joplin.

Simms, along with a 17-year old male occupant and a 14-year-old female occupant in his vehicle, suffered minor injuries. They were transported to a Joplin hospital.

Anderson was not injured.