Oklahoma woman killed in accident on Highway 43 north of Seneca

An accident on Missouri Route 43, three miles north of Seneca, took the life of an Oklahoma woman around 7:45 Friday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened when a northbound 2017 Acura MDX driven by a 52-year-old adult female from Springfield, Missouri collided head-on with a southbound 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer reportedly driven by a 77-year-old Linda Johnson from Jay, Oklahoma.

The driver of the Trailblazer was pronounced dead at the scene.  A 71-year old passenger in the Trailblazer suffered serious injuries.

The  52-year old female driver of the Acura was seriously injured and a 60-year-old male passenger in that car had minor injuries.

All the injured were transported to Mercy-Joplin Hospital.

In keeping with a new policy, no names of the drivers or passengers were included the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online traffic crash report.