BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a late-night serious crash involving a scooter and a small SUV in Butler County.

They were called around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, September 19, about 2 miles north of Poplar Bluff on U.S. 67.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the Major Crash Investigation Unit #4 was called to the scene.

According to MSHP, a Chevrolet Equinox hit the rear of an electric scooter.

Investigators said the driver of the scooter, a 31-year-old Poplar Bluff man, was killed in the crash.

The driver of the SUV, a 47-year-old Greenville, Missouri woman, reportedly was not hurt.

Troopers say the scooter was totaled in the crash and the SUV has extensive damage.

This is the 44th crash-related death in MSHP Troop E reported in 2025.

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