Truck ignites following accident on Missouri highway

Aug 2, 2017

A Florida truck driver walked away with minor injuries from a fiery crash this week on a bridge in Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the driver lost control of his truck around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday while traveling northbound on Route 13 near Clinton and crashed into a guardrail on a bridge over Truman Lake.

The truck overturned and lost most of its load on the highway before catching on fire. Paramedics treated the driver for minor injuries, according to ky3.com.

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