Branson West Woman Injured After Ford Hits Concrete Truck

A Branson West woman was injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision in Stone County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a southbound 2015 Ford Explorer, driven by 75-year-old Ronald E. Player of Branson West, was one mile north of Reed Springs on US 160 around 12:45 p.m., when he failed to yield at a stop sign and traveled into the path of a westbound 2019 Mack Granite concrete truck, driven by 64-year-old Michael W. Orndoff of Branson.

A passenger in the Ford, 74-year-old Mary B. Player of Branson West, suffered serious injuries, and was transported to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.

The concrete truck had minor damage, while the Ford was totaled and towed from the scene.