A rear-end collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 36 and Northwest Kidder Road on Friday afternoon injured two men, including one from Winston.

The Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 53-year old William Chapman of Winston was traveling westbound, when he slowed to make the right turn and was struck in the rear by a westbound tractor driven by 30-year old Dorel Pop of Auburn Hills, Michigan.

The vehicles came to rest in the shoulder and ditch of the intersection respectively, with Pop refusing treatment at the scene for what the Highway Patrol described as minor injuries.

Chapman suffered injuries described as SERIOUS by the Highway Patrol, and was taken by Lifeflight helicopter to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City for treatment.

The accident occurred at 5 o'clock yesterday (Friday) afternoon in Caldwell County, five miles WEST of Hamilton.