May 16, 2020

Driver hospitalized after semi overturns down embankment

Posted May 16, 2020 6:00 PM

HOLT COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 2:30a.m. Saturday in Holt County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Freightliner semi driven by Thomas B. Vrba, 65, Clarkson, NE., was northbound on Interstate 29 in a construction zone.

The semi traveled off the east side of the road, struck a guardrail, returned to the road, left the road, struck a bridge, began to slide and overturned down an embankment.

Atchison-Holt EMS trasnsported Vrba to Mosaic Life Care.  He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.