JASPER COUNTY, Missouri—One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Saturday in Jasper County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Honda Accord driven by a 20-year-old Galena, Kansas woman was westbound on Route 66 one and one half miles west of Joplin. The car struck a westbound bicycle driven by a 63-year-old Joplin man.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the county coroner's office. The Honda driver was properly restrained and not injured. The bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releasees names of accident victims.