Mansfield man suffers serious injuries in Ava accident Sunday

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Photo Courtesy of Ava Rural Fire Department

A Mansfield man suffered serious injuries in an accident Sunday morning eight miles northeast of Ava.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver 19-year-old Hunter Weldon, was traveling northbound on Missouri Highway U when his truck ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. The crash report states Weldon was not wearing a safety device at the time of the inciden.

The Ava Rural Fire Department stated in a Facebook post after a long extrication Weldon was flown by Air Care to Springfield for treatment.

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