Man seriously hurt after Tuscumbia Fire District vehicle crash

Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 40-year-old Eldon man was badly hurt in a crash in a Tuscumbia Fire District brush truck in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The report states that the man was driving the truck east on Route A just east of Highway 17 just after 2 p.m. Sunday. The driver made a wide right turn, overcorrected and began to skid. The truck went off the left side of the road and rolled onto its top, the report states.

The 40-year-old Eldon man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries, according to the report.

The brush truck was totaled. The man was wearing a seatbelt.

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