Two Clinton residents were killed after their vehicles collided on the mile-long bridge outside Warsaw, sending one of their vehicles into Truman Lake.
The Missouri
State Highway Patrol says the crash occurred Friday evening, April 25, 2025, at
around 8:45 p.m. on the Mile Long Bridge that carries Route 7 over Truman Lake,
west of Warsaw. According to troopers, a vehicle driven by a 44-year-old woman
was in the southbound lane when she crossed into the path of a northbound SUV
driven by a 26-year-old man, striking it head-on. The collision sent the SUV
into the railing, and then off the bridge. The first vehicle’s driver was
pronounced dead at the scene. The Highway Patrol closed the bridge for several hours
on Saturday to allow recovery of the SUV from the water as well as its driver. Troopers
say both drivers were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.
