One Person Killed in Benton Pedestrian Crash on Interstate 55
Benton, Missouri (January 12, 2018) – One person was killed and another injured in a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Thursday near Benton, according to Missouri Highway Patrol.
The crash happened before 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 11 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 near Mile Marker 83.
No details were released on how the accident occurred.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
The crash caused a closure of the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 as police investigated the scene.
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