Police: Dump truck driver injured in Ashland crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A dump truck driver was injured in a crash on Thursday on Highway 63 in Ashland, according to an email from Ashland Police Chief Scott Young.

Young called the crash near Peterson Lane “serious,” but wrote that the driver had “moderate” injuries. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction for about an hour, the email says.

Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 5:03 p.m. stating the crash on southbound Highway 63 at Peterson Lane. BCJC then wrote at 5:09 p.m. that a “large amount of dirt” was on the road and that a lane was closed at 5:32 p.m.