Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 63 in West Plains, Missouri.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly lost control and rolled onto an SUV.
Participants:
- Alexias Crider, occupant in SUV
- Aiden McDaniel, occupant in SUV
- Brantley McDaniel, occupant in SUV
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Alexias Crider, 22, killed
- Aiden McDaniel, 2, killed
- Brantley McDaniel, 1, killed
Details:
On or about Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, around 1:21 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer and an SUV left one individual and two children dead. Troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident was reported along Highway 63 in West Plains, Missouri.
Spokespeople from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said 22-year-old Alexias Crider, 2-year-old Aiden McDaniel and 1-year-old Brantley McDaniel were killed when the SUV they were in was allegedly rolled onto by a tractor-trailer along Highway 63. Emergency responders pronounced Crider, and Aiden and Brantley McDaniel dead a short time after the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the crash is not far from the exchange with Route 17.
Police are still looking into the accident.