BUCHANAN COUNTY —Two teens were injured in an accident just before 10:30a.m. Tuesday in Buchanan County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Jeep Liberty driven by a 15-year-old St. Joseph, Missouri, girl was southbound on Highway 371 at SE Barnett Road.
The driver of the Jeep was fixing her hair and allowing the passenger to control the vehicle. The 15-year-old female passenger from Agency lost control of the Jeep.
The driver attempted to regain control of the vehicle, overcorrected and the Jeep traveled off the east side of the road, struck an embankment and rolled onto its top. Both the driver and passenger were ejected.
Buchanan County ambulance transported both teens to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. They were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.