Saturday, August 22, 2020

Joplin Police investigating fatal collision on I-44

(From the Joplin Police Department)

On August  22 at 7:08 a.m., the Joplin Police Department responded to the westbound 2.8 mile marker on I-44 for a report of crash involving a pickup truck and a semi tractor trailer. 

The initial investigation is showing a westbound semi tractor trailer collided with a westbound pickup truck at this location. 

The driver of the pickup and a child passenger were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. 








An adult passenger in the pickup was found deceased at the scene of the crash. 

The driver of the semi tractor trailer was not injured. The name of the deceased is being withheld at this time pending next of kin notifications. 

The Joplin Police Department’s Major Crash Team is on scene and actively working the crash investigation. Further details will be released once they become available.

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