THREE ARE INJURED SUNDAY NEAR SIKESTON

SIKESTON -- A woman and two children sustained moderate injures Sunday afternoon when their car collided with a pickup truck on U.S. 61 one mile north of Sikeston.

The injured were Sherry Riley, 27, Ernest Riley, 6, and Benjamin Riley, an infant. They were taken to Delta Community Hospital in Sikeston. All three were wearing seat belts.

The driver of the pickup, Glenn Pobst, 23, of Sikeston, was uninjured. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The accident occurred at 3:40 p.m. at the connection of Route HH with Highway 61. A spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said the Riley vehicle failed to yield the right of way and traveled into the path of the Pobst truck, striking it and knocking it off the road.