A Harrisonville teenager died, and another from Belton was injured, Monday afternoon in a crash on Highway 24 at Highway BB in Lafayette County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 3:06 p.m. when a 2020 Freightliner M2 driven eastbound by an 18-year-old man from Belton traveled off the right side of the roadway, returned to the road, and overturned. The truck then went off the left side, struck a ditch, and overturned again.
An 18-year-old passenger from Harrisonville was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by Lafayette County Deputy R. Starner at 3:24 p.m. The driver, who was also not wearing a seat belt, sustained moderate injuries and was taken by Waverly EMS to Centerpoint Medical Center…