A truck driver from Cameron was injured Monday morning in an accident two miles east of Meadville.
Thirty-seven-year-old Zachary Swindler was seriously injured and flown by Lifeflight medical helicopter to the Liberty Hospital. The driver of a Missouri Department of Transportation truck, 23-year-old Garet Scott of Humphreys, was not reported hurt.
The MoDOT truck was in a construction zone, striping Highway 36 when the vehicle was struck in the rear. The impact caused the driver of the Peterbilt truck, Swindler, to be ejected. He was not using a seat belt.
Assistance was provided by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department and the Meadville and Brookfield first responders.
