Vehicular Defect Causes Crash; Driver Taken to Springfield for Treatment

Birch Tree, MO. – A defect on a motorcycle caused a crash on May 12th near Birch Tree, says a recent report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A 58-year-old Stover man was the operator of the motorcycle when the unnamed defect caused them to lose control on US 60 around four miles west of Birch Tree.

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The motorcycle came to a stop when it struck an embankment, and the Stover man was inflicted with moderate injuries as a result. They were then taken to Cox South in Springfield for further recovery and treatment.

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