Monday, May 23, 2016

Two killed in head-on collision near Asbury

Two Bella Vista, Arkansas, residents were killed in a head-on collision 12:35 p.m. today on MO 171, a mile north of Asbury.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2001 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Dorothy J. Kropp-Henke, 89, Bella Vista, was southbound on 171 when it crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2000 Kenworth Conventional Tractor-Trailer unit driven by Joseph S. Kyle, 70, Baxter Springs, Kansas, head on.

After the impact, debris from the Kropp-Henke vehicle struck a 2007 Toyota Tacoma driven by Andrew D. Guest, 21, Joplin.

Kropp-Henke and a passenger in her vehicle, Winston J. Henke, 94, Bella Vista, were pronounced dead at the scene at 1:06 p.m. by Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel.

The fatalities were the 46th and 47th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.


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