(KNZA)--An early Wednesday morning two-vehicle collision on Interstate-29 in St. Joseph claimed the life of a St. Joseph man.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 27-year-old Bryton Bohon was pronounced dead at the scene near U.S. 169.

The Patrol says 37-year-old Chet Lake, Jr. of St. Joseph, was pushing his car in the driving lane of southbound I-29 when Bohon struck the rear of his vehicle shortly after 4:15.

Lake was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with serious injuries.