ONE SERIOUS INJURY IN MORLEY ACCIDENT

MORLEY -- Four members of an Oran family were injured slightly Sunday when their pickup truck collided with another pickup truck on Highway 61 near the Highway 91 intersection.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said Brian Blage, 18, of Morley pulled out in front of Larry Cope, 27, of Oran, who was driving northbound, at about 9:45 a.m.

The patrol said Cope, his wife, Patricia, 25, their son Kendall, 7, and their niece, Elizabeth Cope, 1, were taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

The patrol said Cope and the children had minor bruises.

Mrs. Cope was treated at the hospital and released.

The patrol reported that no one was wearing a seat belt.