An Ellsinore teen was killed in an accident just before 3 p.m. Thursday, on Highway 103, three miles south of Van Buren.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 17-year-old girl was a passenger in a southbound 2010 Ford F150 when the vehicle left the road and struck a tree.
The 18-year-old driver, Hunter W. Clark of Van Buren, was seriously injured in the crash. Clark was taken by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
The Ellsinore teen was pronounced dead at 3:57 p.m. by Carter County Coroner Joe Chapman. This is the second fatality for Troop E in 2021.