Waynesville man injured in one-vehicle Harrison County crash

HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A Waynesville, Missouri, man was taken to the hospital after a one-vehicle crash Monday in Harrison County.

The crash occurred around 6:26 p.m. where Route EE meets Route M, about 8 miles north of New Hampton, Missouri, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The 57-year-old Waynesville man was driving south in his pickup truck when he traveled off the roadway toward a creek.

His truck then hit an embankment before coming to rest partially submerged in the creek.

First responders took the man to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany, Missouri, for serious injuries.

He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.