Young woman seriously injured in Poplar Bluff crash

POPLAR BLUFF, MO — A 21-year-old Piedmont woman suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash along US Highway 67 near Poplar Bluff, according to a crash report by Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The incident took place on US-67 southbound about four miles north of Poplar Bluff and was reported by Trooper C. L. Leach around 12:45 p.m.

The woman was driving southbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe when the vehicle veered to the left side of the roadway and overturned. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the vehicle.

The young woman was transported to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center where her condition is currently undisclosed.

The woman’s sole passenger, a 26-year-old Piedmont man, was not reported injured in the crash.

No other information has been reported.

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