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Mexico man seriously hurt in riding lawnmower crash

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Published 7:35 AM

EDITOR'S NOTE: Reference to a seat belt has been changed for clarity.

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 66-year-old Mexico, Missouri, man was seriously hurt after crashing a lawnmower around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Audrain County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report states the man was on a Craftsman LT1000 lawn mower on Route NN when it flipped over into a creek, throwing the man from the mower.

The man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries.

The report states the man was using a "safety device" at the time of the crash but the report does not make clear what that device was. The mower was totaled.

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