Five people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Missouri Route 49, about three miles west of Williamsville in Wayne County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old woman from Ellsinore was driving a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis eastbound when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree at approximately 3:05 p.m.
The driver suffered moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A 70-year-old male passenger from Ellsinore sustained serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac to St. Louis University Medical Center. Three other occupants, a 48-year-old man from Ellsinore, a 48-year-old woman from Silva, and a 15-year-old male from Ellsinore, were also injured and transported to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
