Teenager Dead in Monday Crash Near Hollister

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A 14-year-old girl has died, and two other teens have been injured in a crash on Monday two miles south of Hollister.

Missouri Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash on Route 165 around 11 p.m., where investigators say the driver failed to make a turn and drove off the side of the road, crashing into a tree.

The girl was a passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver, a 16-year-old, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The other passenger, a 15-year-old, suffered minor injuries.

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