Editor’s note: Broomfield’s name has been corrected. It was originally misspelled due to a source error.

COLUMBIA, Missouri (KMIZ)

A Tennessee woman and another from Colorado were killed in Columbia on Monday when a tractor-trailer crossed the center lane and collided with a U-Haul truck.

Columbia police identified the women Tuesday as Cindy Helms, 54, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina Colin, 84, of Broomfield, Colorado. Helms was driving east in the U-Haul truck that was towing a vehicle and Colin was her passenger, police said.

The crash involved a tractor-trailer driven by Walter Montejo, 26, of South Gate, Calif., police said. His vehicle crossed the center line after colliding in the westbound lanes and struck the U-Haul head-on in the eastbound lanes.

After the collision, a fire broke out.

The accident closed eastbound I-70 and part of westbound I-70 for several hours on Monday.

Helms was taken to a hospital where she died. Colin was pronounced dead at the scene. Montejo was hospitalized with moderate injuries. He was in good condition Wednesday afternoon, a MU Health Care spokesman said.

Charged with manslaughter

Montejo was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and driving while license revoked.

A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday, but no bail was set. A court date has not yet been set.

The probable cause statement states that Montejo’s driver’s license was suspended due to an active alcohol interlock. The bail motion filed Wednesday alleges that the license was suspended due to a DWI case out of Jackson County, although the charges did not appear on Casenet.

According to the probable cause statement, the Freightliner Cascadia was traveling westbound in the fast lane. Montejo failed to stay in his lane and initially crashed into a BMW, which then veered off the right side of the road.

Montejo’s vehicle then made a rapid movement, breaking through the concrete barrier and crashing into a 2017 Toyota Highlander and a 2022 Ram 1500, the statement said. The Ram was thrown through the air and rolled over upon landing, the statement said. The driver of the Ram suffered serious injuries.

The semi-trailer then collided with a 2021 Ford Explorer because it collided with the U-Haul, the statement said.

The witness reportedly told police that they were driving behind the semi-truck and the BMW and that the truck was in the passing lane, the statement said. Montejo reportedly put on his right turn signal and struck the BMW as he tried to get into the passing lane before oversteering, court documents say.

The probable cause statement states that Montejo is in the United States on a work visa.

A video of the crash was provided to ABC 17 News and shared on social media.

Check back later for updates.