Two injured in car-deer accident Thursday morning

Two Lebanon women suffered injuries following an accident on Highway 32, 10 miles East of Lebanon early this Thursday morning . The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that a car driven by 49-year-old Sharon J. Burns swerved to miss a deer in the road, ran off the right side of the highway and overturned. Burns was taken to Mercy Hospital Lebanon with moderate injuries, a passenger in her vehicle, 56-year-old Juanita L. Haught suffered serious injuries and was also transported to Mercy Hospital in Lebanon. Both occupants were wearing a seat belt at the time of the 2:45 am accident.