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In a heavily-trafficked urban area like St. Louis, it is no surprise that motor vehicle accidents are common. Drivers that frequent the downtown area can stay up-to-date on the latest accidents to avoid congested roads and highways. Reading about recent traffic accidents also helps drivers avoid similar mistakes.
Due to games at the Scottrade Center and Busch Stadium, the media released a report estimating that about 66,000 people would be in the downtown St. Louis area today. The St. Louis Cardinals and Blues are both playing this evening, matches that are expected to cause major traffic jams and potentially some accidents.
Today in Manchester, Missouri, a minivan collided with the rear of a school bus. The collision was enough to shake the school bus and cause a brief panic, but no one was seriously injured. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they treated several adults.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is shutting down the northbound lanes of Route 141 at Interstate 70 this weekend in order to make repairs to the I-70 bridge.
According to the release, (as reported in a previously published article on ksdk.com
Four people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries this morning in a hit-and-run accident near Tower Grove Park. According to the authorities, a van hit the vehicle at an intersection, causing the vehicle to spin, eventually stopping when it reached the sidewalk.
A woman was killed in a tragic head-on car accident yesterday morning in Franklin County, according to Missouri Highway Patrol. The woman driving the car who was killed was 70 years old. At About 9:20 in the morning, she was driving on Dry Branch Road when she crossed over the dividing line on the road and ran directly into an oncoming vehicle.