Man seriously hurt after Tuscumbia Fire District vehicle crash

Published November 17, 2025 10:18 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 40-year-old Eldon man was badly hurt in a crash in a Tuscumbia Fire District brush truck in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The report states that the man was driving the truck east on Route A just east of Highway 17 just after 2 p.m. Sunday. The driver made a wide right turn, overcorrected and began to skid. The truck went off the left side of the road and rolled onto its top, the report states.

The 40-year-old Eldon man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries, according to the report.

The brush truck was totaled. The man was wearing a seatbelt.

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Gabrielle Teiner

Gabrielle Teiner is the weekday morning anchor for ABC 17 News. She graduated The Pennsylvania State University and joined ABC 17 News in July 2023.

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