Man seriously injured in Holt County crash

HOLT COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- An 81-year-old man from Maitland, Missouri, is seriously injured after being involved in a crash in Holt County Wednesday evening.

The 81-year-old driver of the 2020 Toyota Prius was southbound on U.S. 59 Highway when he failed to follow a curve in the roadway, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The vehicle traveled off the west side of U.S. 59, where the driver overcorrected and began to skid off the roadway.

The driver was able to return the vehicle to the roadway; however, it then traveled off the east side, where it struck an embankment and began overturning.

The vehicle came to rest on its roof facing east, blocking the northbound lane of U.S. 59.

The man was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the crash report. He was transported by the Atchison-Holt Ambulance District to Community Hospital- Fairfax.