Mopeds collide near Carthage

Two mopeds were involved in an accident on Elm Road a quarter mile west of Carthage just before 5 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash occurred when an eastbound Moped driven by 37-year-old Tyler G. Freeman of Joplin struck the rear of a moped operated by 57-year-old Darrell Whitson of Carthage.

Both vehicles overturned.

Freeman was transported to a Joplin hospital with moderate injuries.

Whitson was not injured.