A single-vehicle accident involving a 2009 Toyota Matrix occurred on July 13, 2024, at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Route A, six miles northwest of Trenton, Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the vehicle, driven by a 16-year-old girl from Trenton, Missouri, failed to negotiate a curve while traveling northbound. The Toyota Matrix veered off the north side of the roadway, overturned, traveled through a barbed wire fence, and came to rest on its wheels off the road.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene. There were two juvenile passengers in the vehicle, neither of whom was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. A 14-year-old girl suffered serious injuries and was ejected through the passenger side window. She was transported by Life-Flight Eagle to Children’s Mercy Hospital. The other passenger, a 15-year-old girl, sustained moderate injuries and was transported by Mercer County EMS to Wright Memorial Hospital.
The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Ewing’s.
Assistance at the scene of the crash was provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department.
