Several people were injured this past weekend in wrecks in Northwest, Missouri 

The driver and occupant of a pickup suffered serious injuries Saturday evening around 8:30 approximately three miles north of Tarkio on U.S. 59 Highway. 

41-year-old Daniel Beckman of Westboro was the driver.  22-year-old Trev Martin of Westboro was a passenger and neither man was wearing a safety device. 

The Missouri State Patrol reports that northbound pickup traveled off the east side of the road, struck a utility pole, damaged planted field corn and continued north, traveling up an embankment, going airborne, overturning in the air and coming to rest at the bottom of an embankment in a creek bed. 

Both men were transported by the Atchison-Holt EMS squad to the Fairfax hospital and then transferred to University of Nebraska Hospital in Omaha.  

The Missouri Conservation Department, Atchison County Sheriff's Office, Tarkio Police Department and Atchison  County First Responders all assisted.  

At approximately 9, Saturday evening a car driven by 24-year-old Ryan Nelson of Rock Port, attempted to turn west from U.S.- 59 onto U.S.-136.  

Nelson failed to stop at the posted STOP sign causing his vehicle to travel off the north side of US-136 and striking an embankment. 
Nelson was transported by the Atchsion-Holt Ambulance to Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa for treatment of injuries described as minor. Nelson was wearing a safety device. 

The Rock Port Police Department assisted the Missouri Highway Patrol at the scene of the wreck. 

Friday evening 40-year-old Jamie Leigh from Red Oak, Iowa sustained serious injuries when she was walking north on U.S. 59 Highway and was struck by a school bus.  The incident occurred a mile north of Craig a bout 10:35. 

Leigh was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with injuries described by the Missouri State Patrol as serious. 

50-year-old Starla Livengood of Tarkio was driving the bus northbound on U.S. 59 and struck the pedestrian in the same lane. Livengood was not injured.

The Mound City Police Department, Holt County Sheriff's Department and Craig First Responsders all assisted at the scene.