HOLT COUNTY, Mo. — A truck driver suffered minor injuries, but the big rig he was driving sustained extensive damage after it was overturned.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report stated that the 25-year-old driver of a Kenworth T680 was eastbound on U.S. Highway 159 when he traveled off the south side of the roadway and overturned coming to a rest in eastbound lane facing northeast on its passenger side.
The crash occurred around 9:17 a.m. on Thursday morning.
The driver was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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