A tractor-trailer transporting corn was involved in a crash on Missouri 89 in Osage County on Wednesday, resulting in a significant spillage of corn along the roadside.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced via X at approximately 4:30 p.m. that troopers were on the scene conducting an investigation after a corn-laden trailer detached from its truck, veered off the roadway, and overturned.
According to the post, the driver sustained minor injuries as a result of the incident.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report indicates that the driver, a 23-year-old man from Vandalia, failed to navigate a curve, leading to the crash at approximately 1 p.m.
The incident took place on Missouri 89, roughly half a mile south of Duerbeck Lane, as noted in the report.
The tractor-trailer was declared a total loss, and the driver was subsequently transported by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia.
