One person is injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a snow plow in Craig County.

The injury accident occurred at Highway 2 and East 180 Road, seven miles north of Vinita. A 2023 Mini Cooper, driven by 19-year-old Israel Mayer, of Kansas City, Mo, was northbound on HWY 2 following behind a 2008 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 73-year-old Eddie Hults, of Blue Jacket. A snow plow, driven by 55-year-old Jay Janzen, was southbound on HWY 2 plowing snow. The Tacoma slowed down to make a turn onto County Road 180.

The Mini Cooper hit the back left corner of the Tacoma causing the Mini Cooper to go into the southbound lane before being hit by the snow plow. The Mini Cooper was flipped on its top before coming to a rest in the northbound lane Mayer was transported by Mercy EMS to Mercy Hospital in Joplin and admitted in stable condition with internal, arm and head injuries. The other two drivers, Hults and Janzen, were uninjured.