Crash of two semis leads to a second crash on I-44 Friday evening
One man injured in the second crash suffered serious injuries.
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Two crashes took place on I-44 Friday evening, one causing serious injuries to a man from Fair Grove, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says in the initial crash, two semi trucks collided on I-44 near mile marker 38 at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an eastbound tractor trailer went off the road and blocked westbound lanes. The other semi came to rest north of the crash location on the outer median.
Neither semi driver was injured.
A second collision occurred in traffic that was backed up for miles along the interstate.
That accident took place around 7:45 p.m. It caused serious injuries to a 74-year-old man from Fair Grove, Missouri who was an occupant in one of the cars involved.
He and a 50-year-old man from Mansfield, Missouri - an occupant in the same car - were taken to a Joplin hospital.
Traffic on the Interstate was backed up for about two hours.
