Friday, November 18, 2016

Trucker airlifted to Mercy, three injured in accident involving two semis

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle accident 3:05 a.m. today on U. S. 160, three-tenths of a mile east of Norwood.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2007 Kenworth driven by Donald K. Watt, 57, Welda, Kansas, lost control and struck a 2007 Mercury Mariner driven by Christina M. Pugh, 41, Springfield,

Watt overcorrected and overturned causing a 2005 Kenworth driven by James R. Chapman, 38, Fort Scott, Kansas, to strike Watt's trailer.

Watt was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries. Chapman was treated for serious injuries and Pugh for minor injuries at Mercy.


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