Wrong-way accident on I-49 leaves one dead

A motorist was killed Tuesday afternoon in a wrong-way accident on Interstate 49 north of Peculiar, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The accident was reported just before 6 p.m. at I-49 and North Cass Parkway, the patrol said.

A vehicle driving south in the northbound lanes of the highway collided with a semitrailer. The driver of the vehicle going the wrong way was killed.

All lanes of the highway were affected by the accident. After 10 p.m., the northbound lanes of I-49 opened again, but the southbound lanes were still closed.

Ian Cummings, icummings@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 6:51 PM with the headline "Wrong-way accident on I-49 leaves one dead."