BUCHANAN COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Friday in Buchanan County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Ford F550 driven by Robert S. Vestal, 50, Savannah, was southbound on Interstate 29 just north of downtown St. Joseph.
The driver lost control of the vehicle when a front tire blew out. The truck traveled off the road, struck an embankment and overturned. Vestal and a passenger Tyler N. Kinnison, 23, Maryville, were ejected from the vehicle.
Buchanan County EMS transported them to Mosaic Life Care. They were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.