ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF CAPE WOMAN

A Cape Girardeau woman was one of two people killed in a traffic accident north of Columbia Sunday. Another Cape Girardeau woman was seriously injured.

Janetta Sachse, 51, and Aaron Voss, 29, of Madison, Wis., were killed in the accident on U.S. Highway 63 about 15 miles north of Columbia at 11:15 p.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

A passenger in the Sachse car, Lois Roberts, 54, was seriously injured, the patrol said. She was taken by helicopter to University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia.

Roberts was reported Monday night in guarded condition following surgery. She was conscious and breathing on her own, a family member said. She is expected to have further surgery on her hand today, the family member said.

The patrol said a preliminary investigation showed the accident occurred when the car driven by Voss crossed the centerline and struck the Sachse car head-on.

Sachse and Roberts were returning home from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Sachse attended the wedding of her nephew.