Five Kirksville residents were seriously hurt when their SUV went off Highway 6, two-and-a-half miles west of Novinger, around 5:20 Wednesday afternoon. The State Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Gladys Mayamba’s SUV hit a fence, became airborne, and hit an embankment. She, and four passengers, 21-year-old Gedeon Makanda, 24-year-old Gloire Nkembo, 36-year-old Dauda Mabiala, and 36-year-old Fabrice Muku, were all taken to Kirksville.