PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. — A tire failure caused a crash on Interstate 44 on Saturday in Missouri that caused a rollover and a serious injury to a biker.
A crash summary from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) stated that a tractor-trailer experienced a tire failure on I-44 at the 157-mile marker in Pulaski County, Missouri which forced the rig into the median.
Police say the semi overturned and then caught fire. The tractor-trailer driver, a 34-year-old man from Lockport, New York suffered minor injuries and reportedly sought his own treatment.
Flying debris struck two motorcycles, one driver of which, who was from South Milwaukee, Wisc. was flown to a Springfield, Missouri hospital with serious injuries.
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