2 MO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN APPARATUS ROLLOVER

OSAGE COUNTY — Three people suffered minor injuries when a Freeburg fire truck collided with a fertilizer truck Friday afternoon.

Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham said the crash happened on Highway 63 just north of Freeburg.

Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham said the crash happened on Highway 63 just north of Freeburg. (Photo provided by Dustin Elrod)

The fire truck was en route to another accident but had just been called off of that accident.

Sheriff Bonham said the fire truck was traveling northbound and the fertilizer truck was southbound.

The head-on collision occurred at approximately 12:45 p.m.

Only minor injuries after a Freeburg Fire Truck and a fertilizer truck hit head on Friday afternoon. (Photo provided by Osage County Sheriff’s Department)

Two people in the firetruck and one person in the fertilizer truck all suffered minor injuries.

Highway 63 was briefly shut down, but officials were able to divert traffic around the scene.