The Missouri State Highway Patrol say the accident occurred when a southbound 2019 Can Am Defender UTV driven by a 48 year old Robert D. Kirby of Quitman Wood, Texas tried to cross an impassable wooden bridge and traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.
Two occupants of the UTV MarryEllen V. Kirbey of Sheldon, Missouri and Danielle D. Kirby of Quitman Wood, Texas suffered minor injuries and were transported to Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar for treatment.
A third occupant of the UTV John L. Kirbey suffered serious injuries and was Medflighted to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri for treatment.
View crash report below:
