Two killed in head-on collision on Highway 43 Friday
By Ty Albright •
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A collision on Highway 43 in Barton County has claimed the lives of two men from southwest Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it happened at 10:17am Friday, when a semi truck tractor-trailer crossed the center line and hit a FedEx truck head-on. The FedEx vehicle then caught fire.
The driver of the semi was 61-year-old Leigh Clayton of Knob Noster.
The driver of the FedEx truck was 45-year-old Joshua Wright of Joplin.
They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
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