Around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon the Missouri State Highway Patrol along with the Bates County Sheriffs Office and Butler Fire Department responded to a 2 vehicle accident on Missouri 52 Highway around 1 mile West of Butler.
The accident occurred when the 1990 Dodge Dakota truck driven by 16 year old Easton L. Romi of Butler, Missouri was attempting to pass another vehicle, overtook and struck a 2014 Kubota Tractor driven by 59 year old Robert T. Fleischer of Rich Hill, Missouri as it was turning off the highway.
A passenger in Mr. Romi's vehicle, Taylor J. Robertson, 17, of Adrian, Missouri was the only one injured in this accident. He was transported by private vehicle to Bates County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Both vehicles received extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Don's Tow of Butler.
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