MEADVILLE, MO. (KCTV) – A Louisville driver is fighting for his life after a weekend crash that caused a pickup truck to overturn on a highway south of Meadville.

Missouri State Highway Patrol It states that around 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, emergency crews were called to the area of ​​Highway 36 and County Road W south of Meadville for reports of a 2-vehicle crash.

When first responders arrived, they said they found Lane A. Alexander, 54, of Louisville, Kentucky, driving his 2023 Jeep Compass east on the highway, along with the driver of a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado, Richard L. Frazier, 71, of Chillicothe. , could not yield the right of way.

State Police said the pickup truck hit the Jeep, pushing it over and off the road.

Emergency crews said Alexander was taken to the hospital even though he was wearing a seat belt at the time. Pershing Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. His Jeep was also destroyed in the process.

MSHP noted that Frazier, who was wearing a seat belt at the time, survived the accident uninjured and was able to drive his pickup truck away from the scene. No further information has been released.

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