Tag: Missouri

KCK woman killed in deer accident in Missouri

A Kansas City, Kansas, woman, Deborah D. Yelverton, age 56, was killed in a crash late Monday in Platte County, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports.

Yelverton’s vehicle struck a deer there, according to the report. A 28-year-old driver from Belton, Missouri, also was southbound on Highway 59.

Yelverton’s vehicle became disabled, blocking the roadway, according to the crash report. Then the Belton driver’s vehicle struck the Yelverton vehicle, according to the crash report.

Yelverton was taken to North Kansas City Hospital and pronounced dead around 11 p.m. Monday, according to the report.

It was raining and snowing in parts of the Kansas City area on Monday night.

Amtrak train crash reported in Missouri; 3 dead

Three persons were reported dead after an Amtrak train derailment at 12:43 p.m. Monday in Missouri.

The derailment was in Chariton County, Missouri, southwest of Mendon, Missouri.

According to a news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an Amtrak passenger train traveling to Chicago struck a dump truck at a railroad crossing.

Seven of the eight cars on the train derailed, according to the news release.

Two deaths were reported on the train and one in the dump truck, according to authorities.

There also were multiple injuries among the 207 passengers and crew members, according to the news release.

Chariton County is located in north central Missouri, about midway between Kansas City and St. Louis.