ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO — A 50-year-old Ballwin man was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a single-vehicle collision on an Interstate 70 ramp near Bridgeton in St. Charles County, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The accident happened on the ramp connecting I-70 eastbound to US Route 61 northbound and was reported at 5:25 p.m.
The man was driving a 2016 Toyota Highlander when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree.
He was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph West Hospital with minor injuries.
According to the MSHP crash report, the Highlander sustained extensive damage in the accident.
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