Two injured after striking towed unit

HOUSTON, Mo. — Two people suffered moderate injuries Thursday afternoon after the vehicle they were in struck the towed unit of an oncoming vehicle.

A report from the Highway Patrol states the driver of the vehicle, 67-year-old Linda Merrell of Owensville, Mo., and a passenger, 78-year-old Tonie Helmig of Owensville, were both taken from the scene of the accident to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston.

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The accident happened 5 miles south of Houston on Highway 63 around 2:35 pm Thursday.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

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