Printer Friendly
Email to a Friend
(KLZA)-- A Rock Port, Missouri man was seriously injured in a single vehicle wreck about a quarter mile east of Watson, Missouri Tuesday afternoon.
The Missouri Highway Patrol report indicates 23-year-old Robert Kopejtka was northbound on Route D when the brakes failed on the 1994 GMC Straight Truck he was driving.
As Kopejtka came to a “T” intersection at Route D and Route A. The truck crossed route A, started to skid and struck an anhydrous ammonia storage tank on private property. The anhydrous ammonia tank was knocked off its supports and tipped over onto its side. The truck came to rest facing east, pinning the driver in the cab.
A Lifenet helicopter transported Kopejtka to University Hospital in Omaha with what were described as serious injuries. The truck was totaled
The Atchison County Sheriff’s Department, Rock Port Fire and West Atchison Fire Departments also responded to the scene of the wreck.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Fatal Missouri crash claims Atchison man
Brown Co Commissioner plans to resign
Five injured, including two critically, in St. Joseph crash
Troy man convicted of sexual battery
Man arrested in Brown Co subject to deportation
Motorcyclist killed in Washington Co crash
Actress, filmmaker plans Benedictine College visit
Two hurt, one cited, in Atchison wreck
Man arrested after armed carjacking in St. Joseph
A Saturday of celebrations planned in Atchison
ATCO Sheriff seeks hit and run driver
Richardson County Fair royalty crowned
Two local lakes added to public health advisory list
Flags fly in KS for political violence remembrance
Two local cooperatives announce merger agreement
McLouth man injured in Leavenworth Co wreck
LATEST STORIES
Boil order for Village of Nemaha lifted
Mayetta man jailed on drug and weapons charges
Brown Co Commission moves closer to finalizing budget
Two local cooperatives announce merger agreement
ATCO clarifies Sunday budget hearing date
Repair works means closure for VF boat ramp parking lot
Doniphan Co 2026 county budget adopted
Motorcyclist killed in Washington Co crash
RELATED STORIES
Hiawatha, Ks 66434