Three Carthage residents injured in collision east of city

Three Carthage residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision 4:40 p.m. Saturday on County Road 118 one mile east of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by a 17-year-old Carthage boy failed to negotiate a curve, began skidding and a struck a guardrail.

The vehicle then crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2007 Nissan Exterra driven by Jacquelyn R. Dawson, 69, Carthage.

Dawson was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin.

The 17-year-old and a passenger in the Dawson vehicle, Ronnie E. Dawson, 61, Carthage, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Carthage.