Two men hurt in separate wrecks

A Linn Creek man was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on Missouri 5 north of Pier 31 in Camden County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2000 Ford Ranger, driven southbound by Tracy L. Jeffries, 51, Linn Creek, pulled into the path of a 2004 Chevrolet 1500, driven northbound by Nichole Weddle, 38, Camdenton.

Jeffries was taken to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

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A Jefferson City man was injured in a one-vehicle accident at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday on Route 73 north of Buffalo in Dallas County.

The patrol reported a 2013 International tractor trailer, driven southbound by Richard D. Underwood, 28, attempted to avoid striking another vehicle, swerved off the road and struck a concrete retaining wall.

Underwood was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.

He was wearing a seat belt.

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