59-year-old Moberly driver killed in crash involving dump truck

STURGEON, MO – A 59-year-old Moberly driver was killed in a crash between a dump truck and a 2005 GMC Sierra on Monday afternoon.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Brandon L. Wainman, 25, was traveling westbound on Breedlove Drive at southbound U.S. 63 in a dump truck. He traveled into the path of the GMC, driven by 59-year-old Mark A. Swindell, which was traveling southbound on U.S. 63. The two vehicles collided around 4:20 p.m.

The GMC traveled off the right side of the road, down an embankment, and hit a tree.

Swindell was pronounced dead at the crash scene at 4:20 p.m. He was wearing a seat belt.

Wainman, of Centralia, was wearing a seat belt.

The GMC was totaled and the dump truck sustained minor injuries.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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