Rolla man severely injured on I-270 rollover crash

TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO – A man from Rolla sustained severe injuries in a rollover accident this afternoon on I-270, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred on I-270 S, near MO-100, at 12 p.m., when 52-year-old Allen D. Blackmon, operating a 2000 Buick Lesabre, went off the right side of the roadway. The car collided with two posts before it rolled over.

Blackmon was taken to the hospital for the treatment of serious injuries. He was reportedly wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred.

No other injuries were immediately reported.

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