Major Pileups Close Icy Missouri Interstate

At least one person died and several were injured in multiple accidents that closed both directions of I-44 between Lebanon and Rolla Sunday. Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) worked three separate accidents in the eastbound and westbound lanes between the mile marker 138 and 186 around 5 p.m. Police confirmed that one person involved in a 12 vehicle crash has died. The accident happened on eastbound Interstate 44 near mile marker 138 just east of Lebanon.
Two people were airlifted from the scene of a 30 car pile-up on eastbound Interstate 44 at mile marker 186 in Rolla.