Injury Crash
Three-Vehicle Crash on I-170 South of I-270 Leaves Two With Minor Injuries
Incident record
June 26, 2026
6:55 p.m.
I-170 at I-270
St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO
Missouri
3
2 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Two people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 170 south of I-270 in St. Louis, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report.
The crash, logged as incident 260265954, occurred June 26, 2026, at 6:55 p.m. and involved a 2013 Nissan Altima, a 2016 Hyundai Tucson and a 2014 Lexus ES, all traveling southbound at the time, the Patrol reported.
A 22-year-old male driver from St. Louis and a 22-year-old male occupant from Ellisville each sustained minor injuries and were transported for medical treatment, according to the crash report. No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash.
Troop C of the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated the scene.
Details surrounding the sequence of events leading to the collision have not been released. This report may be updated as officials provide further information.
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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