Two northeast Missouri men were hurt in a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon in Shelby County.

It happened at 3 p.m. on Shelby County Road 353 south of Salt River bridge.

State troopers say a car and an SUV struck each other head-on on the gravel road northeast of Shelbina.

The car was driven by Jacob Currier-Suntken, 31, of Shelbina.

The driver of the SUV was Thomas Gill, 43, also of Shelbina.

Gill suffered minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene.

Currier-Suntken suffered serious injuries. He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia.

According to the online crash report, both men were wearing a seat belt.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Salt River Ambulance and Shelbina Fire Protection District helped at the scene.