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1 dead, 2 seriously injured after the dump truck crashes against the County House of Gasconade

1 dead, 2 seriously injured after the dump truck crashes against the County House of Gasconade

Columbia, Mo. (Kmiz)

An elderly man died and two people were seriously injured after a dump truck crashed into a house on Tuesday morning in 305 East Lincoln Ave. in Owensville, according to an accident report from the road patrol of the state of Missouri.

According to the report, a Western Star 2006 dump truck was heading west on highway 28 when it left the right side of the road and hit a post of public services, concrete parking post, a tree and the house.

The driver, a 70 -year -old man from New Haven, was seriously injured and taken to the Mercy hospital by ambulance, according to the report.

According to the report, one of the occupants of the house, an 84 -year -old Owensville man, was killed and was taken to Crawford’s forensic, according to the report.

Another person at home, an 82 -year -old woman from Owensville, was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to the Mercy hospital by ambulance, according to the report.

The 70 -year -old did not wear the seat belt, according to the report. The truck was total.