Several people from Rolla and one from Licking were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Phelps County on Thursday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), a 2006 Chevrolet 1500 was traveling northbound on Highway 63 near Faulkner Drive shortly after 5 p.m.
The truck crossed the center line and collided with an oncoming semi-truck, subsequently crashing into a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2015 Kia Optima.
A 16-year-old boy driving the Chevrolet truck and a 10-year-old boy passenger sustained moderate injuries and were transported to Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla.
A 7-year-old female passenger in the truck was seriously injured and airlifted to University Hospital in Columbia.
In the Malibu, a 43-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were injured and also transported to Phelps Health Hospital.
The 54-year-old female driver of the Kia was seriously injured and airlifted to University Hospital for treatment.
MSHP confirmed that only the 10 and 7-year-old children were wearing seatbelts at the time of the incident.