FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO – A Union man was injured after his truck overturned along Route O near St. Marys Road Thursday evening.
According to the official crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at about 4:40 p.m. near the intersection of Missouri Route O and Missouri Route AM.
Troopers at the scene believe the 1982 international truck driven by 68-year-old Lawrence Roesner overturned after skidded off the right side of the roadway and striking a ditch.
Roesner was rushed to Mercy Hospital Washington to be treated for moderate injuries following the crash.
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