MACON, Mo. — The weekend got off to a fatal start in central Missouri as a traffic crash near Macon claimed the lives of four people, including two children.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Friday morning when a driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic on Highway 36, causing another vehicle to collide with a semi-truck. The children, ages 4 and 7, were among the four fatalities in the second car.