Truck Accidents 360 Newswire

SPRINGFIELD, MO – A man was killed and his twin brother critically injured last Friday afternoon in a truck accident in Missouri. The deadly truck collision happened in Springfield, in Greene County. The accident area is in the southwest section of the state, 216 miles southwest of St. Louis, MO and 217 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.

The truck accident occurred shortly after 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon at the intersection of the Kansas Expressway/Route 13 and Division Street. A 2002 Dodge pickup truck driven by 42 year old Edwin Kropf was heading east on division St., his 42 year old twin brother Edward was the passenger in the pickup. The brothers were Amish-Mennonite farmers from the Everton, MO area. 

As Mr. Kropf reached the intersection of the Kansas Expressway/Route 13, he apparently ignored his red-light signal and entered the intersection directly in the path of northbound traffic.

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A 2007 Volvo tractor trailer truck traveling north on Kansas Expressway/Route 13 slammed into the passenger side of the Dodge pickup. The force of the truck accident then pushed the pickup truck into another tractor trailer which was carrying a load of windows.

According to a witness of the truck accident, the driver of the Volvo tractor trailer truck, 36 year old Christopher M. Doyle of Orlando, Florida, attempted to avoid hitting the pickup truck but there was not enough space or time to stop or maneuver out of the way. The semi truck also clipped a westbound vehicle sitting at a red-light at the intersection.

The multi truck accident left the Dodge pickup sandwiched between the 18 wheeler and the delivery truck, the right passenger side of the pickup completely caved in by the impact.

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Springfield emergency personnel responded to the truck accident scene and worked to get the Kropf brothers out of the wrecked Dodge pickup. The passenger, Edward Kropf suffered fatal injuries and died upon impact.

His brother, driver Edwin Kropf was treated and stabilized at the scene and then transported to a local hospital. His injuries were serious but he reportedly was awake and speaking with family Friday evening.

The driver of the Volvo tractor trailer, Christopher Dodd, was not injured in the truck accident. There was damage to his truck, which is owned by Windy Hill Foliage, of Marshfield, Wisconsin. The driver of the window delivery truck and the clipped vehicle were also not injured in the multi truck collision.

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The multi truck accident took out several traffic lights at the intersection of Division and Kansas Expressway, and sent debris flying into the air. The collision also damaged the gas tanks on the trucks and diesel fuel was spilled onto Division St.

Springfield officials closed down the area around the truck accident, bringing local traffic to a standstill. The southbound lanes of the Kansas expressway were reopened at about 3:30 p.m.

The remaining lanes would open back up later Friday, once crews had finished cleaning up the spill diesel fuel and removing the truck accident wreckage from the scene.

No charges have been made at this time. The truck accident remains under investigation.

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