The West Plains Police Department has released the following statement:
On May 25th, 2022, at 1:21 pm, officers with the West Plains Police Department were dispatched for a multi-vehicle traffic crash located in the area of U.S. Highway 63 and State Route 17, in West Plains, Missouri.
The caller advised a semi-truck and trailer had collided with a car. The officers that arrived in the area found the semi-truck and trailer overturned onto a car. They also found an
SUV with heavy damage in the intersection.
It was later learned that the semi was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 63 and struck the SUV in the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and State Route 17. The semi then overturned onto the car which was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 63.
The occupants of the semi had no visible injuries. Two occupants of the SUV were transported to a local hospital for minor to moderate injuries. One of the occupants of the car was transported in critical condition to a hospital in Springfield. Three other occupants of the car were fatalities.
This case is still under investigation.
We would like to thank everyone that came together to help with this crash. This may not be a complete list, but we could not have done it without the community’s support and help from other agencies.
We received assistance from other government agencies:
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Howell County Sheriff’s Office
West Plains Fire Department
Howell Rural Fire Department
Willow Springs Fire Department
South Howell County Ambulance
We received assistance from private entities:
DRS Technologies
Armstrong Hardwood Products
West Plains Roofing
S & S Quarry
Adam’s Construction
Animal Clinic of West Plains
Hughes Towing
Midway Towing
J & J Recovery Services
Gentlemen Jims Towing
