A man died Sunday night in a collision between a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 9:50 p.m. Sunday on northbound I-270, south of Missouri Highway 370.
The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Joseph McDowell, 71, of the Hazelwood area.
McDowell was driving a 2011 Toyota Avalon north on the interstate when his car lost control due to road conditions and hit a guardrail. The car then returned to the road and was hit by the truck, authorities said.
McDowell, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at DePaul hospital, the patrol said.
Loretha M. Cain, 27, of St. Charles, was a passenger in the Toyota. She was seriously injured, the patrol said. She was wearing a seat belt, police said.
The truck driver, a 27-year-old man from Philadelphia, was uninjured.