Mineral Point Man Injured in Tractor/Trailer Accident in St. Francois County

(St. Francois County) A man from Mineral Point was injured this afternoon in a tractor-trailer accident in St. Francois County.

The Highway Patrol says the accident happened on ‘F’ Highway at Lick Skillet Road when 29-year-old Robert Coleman was backing up his 2000 Freightliner when the right rear tire went off the road, causing the vehicle to overturn.

Coleman received moderate injuries and was taken to Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi.