A string of four wrecks May 20 and May 21 in Barry County left five people injured, including two bicyclists from the Netherlands, according to multiple Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
The first wreck occurred on May 20 at 4:04 p.m. on Highway 37, half a mile north of Seligman.
Harold Porter, 65, of Washburn, was driving a 2009 GMC Sierra northbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned.
Porter suffered serious injuries and was flown to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
He was wearing a safety device, and the vehicle was totaled.
On May 21, at 11:51 a.m., Dennis Page, 73, of Shell Knob, was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson northbound on Highway 37 when his vehicle struck a deer in the roadway at the intersection with Business Highway 37 in Cassville.
Page suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
At 12:48 p.m. on May 21, two bicyclists were injured in a collision on Farm Road 2285, one mile north of Seligman.
Ivar Niels, 31, and Thijs Zonneveld, both of the Netherlands, were traveling westbound on bicycles on the wrong side of the roadway. An eastbound 2023 Chevrolet C3500 truck, being driven by Grant Garwood, of Joplin, was struck by Niels’ bicycle, and a piece of the bike struck Zonneveld’s bicycle.
Niels suffered serious injuries and was transported to Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. Zonneveld suffered minor injuries and may seek his own treatment.
All involved were wearing safety devices. Niels’ bicycle was totaled, and Zonneveld’s bike and the Chevrolet both sustained minor damage.
A third injury wreck occurred at 4:26 p.m. on May 21 on Route TT, three miles south of Aurora.
Jesse Fleming, 38., of Aurora, was driving a 2024 Honda Shadow motorcycle eastbound when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.
Fleming suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
He was not wearing a safety device, and damage to the vehicle was extensive.
