Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries reported on Route 3 at EE Road near the Monroe County YMCA south of Columbia.

Traffic on northbound Route 3 was backed up as a result of the crash.

Responding agencies included the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Police Department, Columbia EMS and the Columbia Fire Department.

Police said a 2015 Chevy Silverado driven by James R. Pace, 80, of Waterloo, was attempting to cross Route 3 northbound from EE Road to turn left onto Route 3 southbound when it collided with a 2016 Ford F350 driven by Carl S. Free, 63, of Waterloo, which was traveling north on Route 3.

Both trucks sustained heavy front end damage and front air bag deployment.

Pace was transported to Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County via Columbia EMS for treatment of unspecified injuries.