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Teen Driver Suffers Significant Injuries in Accident on Manchester Road
The two-vehicle accident also injured two others and blocked several lanes of traffic on Tuesday morning.
A two-vehicle crash on Manchester Road in Ellisville Tuesday morning injured three people and blocked several lanes of traffic for much of the morning.
Police said the accident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. when a Jeep heading east on Manchester Road hit a Mazda crossing onto the westbound lane from East Meadow Lane, police said.
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Ellisville Police Sgt. Nancy Walker said it was possible that the driver of the Mazda had her view obstructed and was unable to see the oncoming traffic when she made the turn.
The names of the victim's were not released, but police said the Mazda was being driven by a 17-year-old female from Ballwin, who suffered significant injury. The vehicle's passenger, a female from Ellisville whose age was unknown, sustained intermediate injuries.
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The driver of the Jeep was a woman from House Springs, Mo., and she suffered intermediate injuries. Police said she was either 40 or 41 years old.
Lanes were closed in both directions on Manchester Road for much of the morning as police worked on an accident reconstruction.
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