Osage Student Killed, Three Others Injured in Traffic Accident

The School of the Osage District is mourning the death of a 16-year-old sophomore student, the son of two Osage teachers, who was killed late Friday night in a traffic accident.

A communication sent out by the district identified the student and indicated, if needed, counseling support will be available in the coming days as news of the tragedy spreads.

Three other Osage students were also in the car…two suffered serious injuries and one suffered minor injuries.

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A lake area teenager is dead and three others injured…two seriously…following a one-car accident shortly before 10:00 Friday night on eastbound River Road near the Osage River Bridge in Miller County.

The highway patrol says it happened when the car driven by the 16-year-old boy ran off the road, struck a tree and overturned.

The 16-year-old, from Brumley, was wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead a short time later at Lake Regional.

Two passengers, another 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old both from Lake Ozark, were seriously hurt while a 15-year-old girl from Eldon escaped with minor injuries.

All three of the passengers were also taken to Lake Regional.