Lincoln County, MO — An accident involving a tractor-trailer Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln County left the driver of the truck with moderate injuries.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 5 p.m. on Route V, west of Windy Hill Road. A 2006 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by 42-year-old Wayne Leroy of Atmore, Ala., was westbound on Route V when it traveled off the right side of the road and overturned.

Leroy, who was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident, was transported to St. Joseph Hospital West by Lincoln County Ambulance.

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One of the two people involved n the accident was Branson resident Rita Gravatt, 60, who suffered serious injuries. It is reported that she was wearing a seat belt. She was airlifted to Cox South hospital in Springfield.

The other person was a passenger in the truck, Kirbyville resident Kevin Barker, 28, who suffered minor injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt. He was taken to Skaggs Regional Medical Center in Branson.

The truck was driven by Kirbyville resident Daryl Sims, 19. Sims was not injured.

Gravatt was going eastbound in a Cadillac when she crossed the center line and strucking Sims’ Ford F-250 head-on, the report said.

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