A Brunswick man was injured after an accident in a construction area in Chariton County on Friday, April 14, 2023.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a tractor trailer driven by 30-year-old Johnathon Kuntz was attempting to pass a construction area, but ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned. Kuntz was partially ejected from the vehicle. Kuntz was reportedly not wearing a seat belt or safety device at the time of the accident.

Kuntz was transported by Air Evac to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries.

The accident occurred at 7:50 a.m. on Highway WW in Chariton County.