Illinois man killed in Sunday crash

BERTRAND, Mo. -- A man was killed when his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision Sunday morning.

Charles G. Allen, 69, of Cairo, Illinois, was killed in an accident at 8:25 a.m. on Highway 60/62 at County Road 205, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.

The accident occurred as an eastbound car driven by Lawrence E. Agee, 46, of Ozark, Missouri, traveled off the right side of the roadway and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross the centerline. The car struck head-on the westbound vehicle driven by Allen.

Agee was taken by ambulance to Missouri Delta Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene by Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker at 9:10 a.m. Sunday. The death marks the 41st fatality in the Troop E area this year.