Around 1:45am this morning Missouri State Highway Patrol along with Bates County EMS responded to a 1 vehicle roll over accident on Northbound I-49 around Mile Marker 124.2. The accident occured when the 2012 Freightliner driven by Oakley A. Meade 21, of Fayetteville, NC was attempting to park on the shoulder of Northbound I-49 and traveled off the right side of the roadway. The downward angle of the embankment and the weight of the trailer caused the vehicle and trailer to overturn. The right side of the refrigerated trailer was damaged and approximatley 40,000 lbs of frozen chicken was exposed. The accident was assisted by The Bates County Sheriffs Department as well a The Department of Health. The driver was taken by ambulance to Bates County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The truck was totaled and is being towed now by Gilkey Tow of Rich Hill.
