Dump Truck Overturns at Flora

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Published on April 11 2017 9:13 am
Last Updated on April 11 2017 9:13 am
Written by Greg Sapp

One person was injured when a dump truck overturned outside Flora Monday morning.

The incident occurred just before 8am on US 45 nortbound at the east junction with US 50. 

Illinois State Police report the dump truck ran off onto the shoulder, then came back onto the roadway. The unit then flipped on its side, dumping a load of rock on the roadway.

The truck driver, Kenneth Newman of Flora, was injured and was treated at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Newman was cited for improper lane usage.