Two injured in accident north of Springfield

Two people were seriously injured in a crash at an intersection six miles north of Springfield.

It happened around 7:25 a.m. this [Thursday] morning at Highway H at Farm Road 167 in Greene County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it happened when a 2010 Cadillac driven by a 33-year-old woman from Springfield, traveled off the roadway, overcorrected, then collided with a Nissan Altima driven by a 34-year-old man from Nixa.

Both drivers were seriously injured. They were taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.

Their names were not released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.