Woman injured in single-car crash on Highway AH near Union

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO — A 28-year-old St. Clair woman was injured Monday night in a single-vehicle collision along Highway AH near Union, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Highway AH east of Oakshire Farm Road and was reported by Trooper C. C. Marlow at 8:16 p.m.

The woman was driving a 2001 Buick Century in an eastbound course when she lost control of her vehicle, which traveled off to the left of the roadway, striking a tree and a barbed wire fence.

The MSHP crash report cited inattention as the cause of the crash.

Following the accident, the woman was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Washington with moderate injuries.

No other information has been reported.

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