Two Taken To Hospital Following Accident Near Albany

Two were taken to the hospital following an accident on Highway 136, 1 mile east of Albany, Monday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 16-year-old male driver from Albany was traveling eastbound on Highway 136 and went off the side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected and went off the side of the roadway, struck a ditch, and came to rest off the south side of the roadway.

The driver received moderate injuries. 18-year-old Olivia Pepin of Albany had minor injuries. Both were taken to Mosaic Albany.

The Gentry County Sheriff’s Department, the Grand River EMS, and the Albany Fire Department assisted the Highway Patrol.

The accident took place around 10:30 A.M. Monday.