(KLZA)-- A Tarkio man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck Wednesday afternoon three miles west of Maryville, Missouri on Missouri Highway 46.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 37-year-old Neil Minor was a passenger in an eastbound 2004 Mercury Monterey and was ejected when the vehicle overturned several times after leaving the highway and striking a utility pole.

The driver,  31-year-old Elizabeth Merriett of Tarkio was transported by Lifenet to the KU Medical Center with serious injuries.

The wreck occurred at 1:45 P.M.  Safety devices were not in use by the vehicle occupants at the time of the wreck.

The Nodaway County Sheriff's Office, Tarkio Police Department, Nodaway County Ambulance and Maryville Fire Department responded to the site of the wreck.