Fiery collision kills four when motorhome goes into oncoming traffic, MO cops say
A man and woman were driving in a motorhome when the 67-year-old man drove across the median and struck an oncoming SUV in the opposite lane, Missouri officials said.
Both vehicles erupted into flames at about 1 p.m. June 15, killing the four people in the motorhome and SUV near Bourbon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
In a crash report, state troopers said the motorhome was driven by a 67-year-old man with a 66-year-old female passenger from Elizabeth, Arkansas. The other vehicle had a 65-year-old male driver and 64-year-old female passenger from Bourbon.
Authorities did not identify the victims, but a Facebook post from a cafe identified the couple from Missouri.
“We have news that has literally brought us to our knees today,” Bourbon Café and Coffee Saloon wrote June 16. “Our dear friend Midge and her husband Jim were part of the horrific accident on Highway 44 yesterday, and they did not survive.”
The cafe said that Midge is a grandparent and remembered for being part of the community.
Bourbon is about a 75-mile drive southwest from St. Louis and about a 170-mile drive northeast from Elizabeth, Arkansas.
This story was originally published June 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Fiery collision kills four when motorhome goes into oncoming traffic, MO cops say."
