Thursday, March 30, 2017

Riverton man killed, Joplin woman seriously injured in head-on crash near Neosho

A Riverton man was killed and a Joplin woman seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision 1:45 p.m. today on MO 175, two miles north of Neosho.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2005 Hyundai Sonata driven by Alan B. Tash, 23, Riverton, Kansas, crossed the center line and struck a 2007 Ford Taurus driven by Kelly R. Fields, 23, Joplin, head on.

Tash was pronounced dead at the scene by Newton County Coroner Brian Arthur.

Fields was treated for serious injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.

The fatality was the 20th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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