Injury Crash
Joplin Woman Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on Zora Road
Incident record
October 16, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Zora at Lone Elm Road
Joplin, Jasper County, MO
Missouri
2
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 53-year-old Joplin woman suffered minor injuries Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash just north of Joplin, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report.
The collision happened around 7 a.m. on Zora at Lone Elm Road, about half a mile north of Joplin, the Patrol said. A 2008 Chrysler Town and Country and a 2023 Nissan Kicks were both traveling westbound at the time of the crash, per the report.
The female driver sustained minor injuries and was transported for medical treatment, the Patrol reported. No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash, and details on the other driver involved were not included in the Patrol's report.
Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop D responded to the scene. The crash was logged under incident number 260438959.
This report will be updated as officials release more information.
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Missouri accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 5 years (From date of accident (RSMo 516.120) - one of the longest injury windows in the US.)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 3 years (From date of death (RSMo 537.100).)
- Fault rule
- Missouri uses pure comparative fault: recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not barred.
- Citations
- RSMo 516.120 (SoL); RSMo 537.100 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Gustafson v. Benda
- Crash report agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic crash reports (online portal) for MSHP crashes; local agency otherwise.
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