Elderly Fulton man dies in Callaway County crash with grain truck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Fulton man died after a crash with a semi-truck carrying grain in Callaway County on Wednesday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 91-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion on Highway 54 at County Road 2002 heading east at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday.

The crash report states the car hit the front of the 1998 Freightliner carrying grain. The car went off the right side of the road and overturned.

Troopers said the man was taken to University Hospital, where he died. He was not reported to be wearing a seat belt.

The passenger in the car, a 67-year-old Auxvass man, was wearing a seatbelt and suffered moderate injuries.

The grain trailer attached to the semi-truck detached and overturned, closing the highway for multiple hours. That driver was not hurt.