Transportation worker injured in Missouri auto accident

July 17, 2008

A local Department of Transportation worker was injured in a Springfield auto accident while he was tending to a truck, according to the News-Leader.

The man had stepped onto the shoulder to go to the front of the truck when another vehicle attempted to pass the stopped truck and hit him.

Authorities said that the transportation worker was taken to a local hospital for moderate Springfield car accident injuries sustained during the crash.