Crash Report – MO-7 over Truman Lake, 

Benton Co., MO

Report ID: 2025 April 25

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 2

Occupants: At least 2

Injuries/Fatalities: 2 fatalities

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

BENTON CO., MO – Two people died last Friday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision along the highway in southwestern Benton County.

The accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. on the MO-7 bridge over Truman Lake near Warsaw. This is about two hours southeast of Kansas.

Police say that for unknown reasons, a southbound vehicle entered the northbound side of the bridge and crashed into a northbound SUV.

The impact of the crash pushed the SUV through the guardrail and into Truman Lake.

Both drivers were unrestrained and succumbed to their injuries. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims.

Officials closed the bridge over Truman Lake while crews worked to recover the submerged SUV and to clear the wreckage from MO-7.

A full investigation is underway.

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The sample provided above draws upon details published by KMMO 102.9 and should NOT be used as an official Missouri accident report.