Two Neosho children, Joplin woman injured in 3-vehicle accident on Gateway Drive

 Three people were injured in a three-vehicle accident 12:50 p.m. today on Gateway Drive three miles south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2022 Kia Telluride driven by Jacob Evans, 36, Neosho, failed to yield and turned into the path of a 2010 Jeep Cherokee driven by Elmer Jackson, 57, Joplin, causing the Evans vehicle to hit a 2006 Mini Cooper driven by Kathleen Markman, 66, Joplin.

Markman and two passengers in the Evans vehicle, a 9-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin.