A juvenile is injured in a weekend car crash in Jasper County.

 The accident occurred at around 1:30pm yesterday afternoon at the intersection of County road 240 and Missouri-96.

Troopers from the Missouri Highway Patrol determined that a 2001 Ford F150 driven by a 15 year old male from Jasper, Missouri, pulled onto Missouri 96 and into the path of a 2009 GMC Yukon. The Yukon was driven by 34 year old Luke Barber of Fordland, Missouri. Barber was uninjured but three others in his vehicle suffered minor injuries including 29 year old Jessica Barber and two juveniles.

The 15 year old driver of the F150 was ejected from his vehicle during the accident and suffered serious injuries. He was rushed trauma to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin by METS ambulance.