A 69-year-old Hughesville man was seriously injured and a 60-year-old Hughesville woman suffered minor injures in an ATV accident in Pettis County on Wednesday, August 24.

According to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when an ATV driven by Michael Cornine was traveling through a cattle pasture when he struck a drainage ditch, abruptly stopping the ATV and ejecting both he and Jenny Cornine.

Michael Cornine was transported by Life-Flight to University Hospital with serious injuries and Jenny Cornine was transported by private vehicle to Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital.

The crash occurred at 9:38 a.m. on private property of Highway 65 in Pettis County.