4 Children Injured in Semi-Tractor Crash on Highway 21 [Potosi, MO]

Potosi, MO (July 4, 2025) – Several people were hurt following a semi-tractor crash on Highway 21 Wednesday morning.

The crash between a 2016 Dodge SUV and a 2024 International semi-tractor happened minutes before 11 a.m. near Missouri Route E, northeast of Potosi.

According to the investigators the SUV’s driver was inattentive to the roadway and ran a red traffic light.

The accident report stated that the semi-tractor’s driver attempted to avoid colliding with the SUV by braking. However, the semi-tractor began to skid and its front bumper struck the left side of the SUV. 

The SUV then began to skid, travelled off the roadway and rolled down a hill.

All the occupants of the SUV were injured.

A 32-year-old Cadet woman had minor injuries and a Bonne Terre woman, also 32-year-old, had moderate injuries. The latter was the SUV’s driver. Both of them were taken to hospitals via ambulance.

Moreover, a 6-year-old boy from Bonne Terre and a 15-year-old girl from Cadet sustained serious injuries. They were airlifted to hospitals.

A 2-year-old boy and a girl less than a year old, also from Cadet, incurred minor injuries. They were taken to hospitals via ambulance

The Missouri State Highway Patrol‘s Troop C is investigating this collision.

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Meanwhile, a 32-year-old Kennewick man was injured following a 23rd Avenue accident early Thursday morning.