Driver medical emergency precedes this Rock Port pedestrian crash

A 69-year-old Iowa man and a 62-year-old Missouri woman suffered moderate injuries in a two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian Friday night, Nov.

Victims and emergency response

13, 2026, in Rock Port, Missouri.

The patrol reported that a 69-year-old man from Hamburg, Iowa, was driving a 2017 Ford F-150 westbound when he placed the pickup in reverse.

The driver experienced a medical emergency and began accelerating while the vehicle was traveling backward.

The front driver’s side of the Ford F-150 struck the rear driver’s side of a northbound 2004 Ford F-350 driven by a 35-year-old man from Stanberry, Missouri.

After the initial collision, the Ford F-150 continued traveling in reverse and struck a 62-year-old woman from Matiland, Missouri, who was a pedestrian.

The Ford F-150 continued moving backward before coming to rest on its wheels in a residential yard, facing north.

Road and location background

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Caff Street in Atchison County.