Marshall fire fighters were called to scene to douse a vehicle blaze on Thursday, April 25.
According to a department spokesperson, the call came in at about 6:45 a.m. to the wreck that involved a vehicle and a dump truck on U.S. Highway 65 at the intersection of Route UU- between Marshall and Marshall Junction. He said the vehicle was fully involved when they arrived at the scene several minutes later. He said fire fighters were on the scene about one hour and back in quarters at about 8 a.m.
The vehicle was deemed a total loss. But no injuries were reported from the scene.
He said personnel from the Saline County Sheriff’s Department, Saline County Ambulance District and the Missouri State Highway Patrol also were on the scene.
Traffic in the southbound lanes was reported as being backed up for a short time. But it started flowing again before 7:30 a.m.
No other information is available at this time.