Three People Injured in Traffic Crash East of Branson

A head-on collision east of Branson Monday evening injures three people.

According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 6:30 pm on Highway 76 east when a car driven by 32-year-old Carmen Chambers of Ridgedale crossed the centerline and hit another vehicle head-on.

Chambers and a passenger in her car, 42-year-old Nicholas Miller of Reeds Spring, along with the driver of the other vehicle, 32-year-old Russell Prothero of Forsyth, all sustained serious injuries and were taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.