A 60-year-old Purdin man was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident in Jamesport early Tuesday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, James H. Loyd was the driver of a tractor-trailer rig that was westbound on Highway 6 in Jamesport. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a driveway, causing it to go airborne. The vehicle then struck the ground, causing the trailer to separate from the tractor. The vehicle came to rest at the bottom of a ditch, where it caught fire.
Mr. Loyd was pronounced dead at the scene by the Daviess County Coroner.
The vehicle was totaled in the accident, which was investigated by Trooper J.P. Lynch, with assistance from the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Daviess County Ambulance and Daviess County First Responders.
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