Three people were injured in separate accidents on area roads Thursday.
The first accident occurred on County Road 517 in Scott County when a vehicle driven by Eric Sadler, 21, of Essex ran off the road on a curve and came to rest in a ditch.
Sadler was taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston with moderate injuries after the 1:12 a.m. accident.
His passenger, Bonita Jones, 21, of Essex sustained minor injuries.
A 12-year-old pedestrian was injured on Route N in Delta Thursday night when he ran into the path of a vehicle. Vincent Flores was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau with moderate injuries after the 6:50 p.m. accident.
The driver of the car, Jimmy Russom, 57, of Chaffee was not injured.
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