Two children were among the five Lawrence County residents injured in a two-vehicle wreck Saturday.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2009 Chevrolet driven by Samuel Cox, 38, of Pierce City, was driving east on County Road 1070, three miles north of Monett, when it pulled into the path of a 1996 Dodge Dakota driven by Mitchell Chester, 53, of Monett.
The southbound Dakota then struck the Chevrolet broadside.
The accident was reported at 5:27 p.m. Saturday. The six people in the two vehicles were all wearing seat belts, the patrol reported.
No injuries were reported for Samuel Cox, the driver, but three passengers -- Samantha Rosow, 34, and Jake Cox, 4, suffered minor injuries while Matthew Cox, 10, suffered moderate injuries.
Chester, the other driver, suffered minor injuries. A passenger, Sharon Mitchell, 57, suffered moderate injuries, the patrol reported.
The five with injuries were taken to Cox Monett Hospital.
The Springfield News-Leader
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:00p.m.