Springfield woman injured in Bates County crash

On Sunday January 21st around 9:40 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and the Butler Fire Department responded to a two vehicle accident in the southbound lanes of I-49 at mile marker 135.6 in rural Passaic.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when a 2002 Oldsmobile van driven by 41 year old Christopher Bishop of Springfield, MO began to slide, and a 2011 Ford Explorer driven by a 17 year old male from Adrian attempted to pass by the van, began to slide, and impacted the van. The two vehicles then ran off opposite sides of the roadway.

A passenger in the van, 26 year old Mikayla Wurzburger of Springfield sustained minor injuries, and was taken to Bates County Memorial Hospital.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240032461