Five Carthage residents, including four children, injured in collision

Five Carthage residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Fir Road at Hazel Street west of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2013 Nissan NV3500 driven by Maisie R. Stramel, 30, Carthage, struck the rear of a 2013 Dodge Journey driven by Cortney L. Coursey, 24, Carthage.

Coursey and four passengers in her vehicle, a 9-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage.