Two hospitalized after head-on collision Sunday morning in Lewis County

EWING, Mo. — Two people from Lewis County were hospitalized after a Sunday morning collision on Route BB, four miles north of Ewing.

A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a juvenile from Monticello, Mo., was driving a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis southbound on Route BB when it crossed the center line on a curve and hit head-on with a northbound 2014 Toyota Sienna driven by Hayle D. Swain, 27, of Lewistown.

The juvenile suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., by Lewis County Ambulance. He was not wearing a seat belt. Swain suffered minor injuries. She was taken by private auto to Blessing Hospital.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department and the Ewing Fire Department assisted at the scene.