The Missouri State Highway Patrol works a pair of crashes this weekend in the Lakes Region.
A man from Mexico loses his life in a motorcycle crash in eastern Taney County Sunday.
According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 1:00 pm on Highway 125 south of Protem when 62-year-old Steven Scott failed to negotiate a curve losing control of his motorcycle as it ran off the highway and hit a tree. Scott was pronounced dead at the scene by Taney County Coroner Tony Mullen.
This is the 62nd Fatality in traffic crashes worked by Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2024.
Meanwhile, a Hollister man is in serious condition at Cox Medical Center in Branson after falling off a tractor near his residence.
According to the release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Arnold Road when the tractor driven by 70-year-old Donald Wonder hit a rock and ejected Wonder from the tractor.
The accident occurred around 2:15 Sunday afternoon.
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