Merle R. Hopper, 29, and Debra S. Buell, 62, killed in multi-vehicle collision on Highway 77 near Chaffee, Missouri

MO Highway Patrol reports indicate that 3 miles south of Chaffee on Highway 77 at County Road 252, a pickup truck, driven by 29 year old Merle R. Hopper of Chaffee, rear-ended the back of another pickup truck.