A three-vehicle accident occurred Friday, July 7 at approximately 11:55 a.m. on Missouri 249, three miles east of Joplin, Mo.
A 2019 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Axel F. Hartman, 52, Carthage, Mo., struck the rear end of a 2017 Kenworth T880 driven by William S. Massey, 62, Oswego. Hartman then traveled off the left side of the roadway across the northbound lanes of MO249, across northbound on-ramp,…