Belton Man Seriously Injured In Buchanan County Crash

 

A Belton man was left with serious injuries Thursday afternoon in a Buchanan County crash on Interstate 29.

Troop H of the Highway Patrol says a 2019 Peterbilt being driven by 31-year-old Belton resident Kevin R. Owens was driving southbound on I-29 in St. Joseph at 1 P.M. Thursday when an unknown vehicle abruptly stopped in front of him in an attempt to take an emergency crossover.

The Owens vehicle traveled off the east side of the Interstate into the median and overturned onto its drivers side. Owens suffered serious injuries and was taken by Buchanan County EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment.

A second semi, this one driven by an Illinois man, also traveled off the Interstate in an attempt to avoid a collision. That driver was uninjured in the accident.