One person dies in a Tuesday traffic crash in Ozark.
The Ozark Police Department tells Ozarks First that the crash took place on Highway 14 at Highway W on the east side of the city when investigators say an eastbound RV rear-ended a semi-truck that was stopped in traffic.
Police say 83-year-old Vada Martin of Stafford, a passenger in the RV, died in the crash while the driver of the RV sustained no-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not reported as injured in the crash.
Highway 14 was closed for close to two hours as emergency personnel worked the crash scene.
The crash is still under investigation by the Ozark Police Department.
(From story by Drew Tasset of Ozarks First)
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