20-year-old dies in side-by-side accident in Shannon County

SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. -- A side-by-side vehicle crashed near Winona, Missouri, on Saturday, May 3, killing a 20-year-old man from De Soto and injuring three others.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 6 p.m., a 2023 Can-Am Side by Side carrying four people was traveling west on County Road 514, six miles northeast of Winona. The side-by-side then slid off the left side of the road and overturned, ejecting the 20-year-old passenger.

The crash report says the 20-year-old was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield by aircraft, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital Sunday morning. The driver and two other passengers in the vehicle received minor injuries and turned down medical assistance.

The victim's next of kin has been notified of his passing.

This is the 11th fatality in MSHP Troop G in 2025.