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NewsDecember 3, 2024

Accident on Missouri Highway 72 claims two lives from Arcadia. A Kia Sorento crossed the center line, colliding with a Ford F-150, resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.

Daniel Winningham

Two individuals from Arcadia died as a result of a two-vehicle accident Nov. 27 on Missouri Highway 72. The accident occurred approximately 3 miles west of the Patton Junction.

A westbound 2011 Kia Sorento, driven by a 48-year woman from Carbondale, Illinois, crossed the center line and struck an eastbound 2002 Ford F-150, driven by a 75-year-old woman, according to the state Highway Patrol.

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Lois Chamberlain, 75, was pronounced dead by a doctor at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, according to the coroner.

Jesse Chamberlain Jr., 75, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by Bollinger County Coroner Calvin Troxell.

The woman from Carbondale sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance by Saint Francis Medical Center, according to the report.

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