KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A shuttle bus crash Saturday in Gasconade County, Missouri, ended with 33 people being transported to hospitals for treatment.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened around 10:45 a.m. on Missouri Route 100 west of Eagles Nest Drive in Hermann.
MSHP said the investigation determined a 2000 Freightliner M Line shuttle bus was heading westbound on Missouri Route 100 when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road. In response, the driver overcorrected, heading off the left side into a ditch.
While one person reported no injuries and was transported, the other 32 reported injuries ranging from minor to serious.
- 17 minor
- 11 moderate
- 4 serious
The driver, a 45-year-old man, was seriously injured and airlifted to be treated. He was the only person wearing a seatbelt.
The other three seriously injured parties were a 36-year-old woman from Jerseyville, Illinois, a 37-year-old man from Olathe, Kansas, and a 60-year-old man from Warrenton, Missouri.
Passengers ranged in age from 27 to 68 and hailed from across Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Ten were from the Kansas City area — five from Lee's Summit and one each from Grain Valley, Olathe, Gladstone, Liberty and Kansas City, Missouri.
Gerald, New Haven, Owensville and Hermann emergency crews helped transport individuals to be treated.
The scene of the crash was near the Adam Puchta Winery.
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