Injury Crash
Driver Seriously Injured in Single-Tractor Crash Near Bucklin
Incident record
July 4, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Maple Drive
Bucklin, Linn County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A farm tractor driver suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Maple Drive about one mile northwest of Bucklin, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The patrol reported that the crash happened on July 4, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in Linn County. The vehicle involved was an International 986 farm tractor traveling northbound at the time of the incident, per the patrol's preliminary online crash report.
The driver was transported for medical treatment after sustaining serious injuries, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Troop B responded to the scene and is handling the investigation, identified in patrol records as crash incident number 260280743.
No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has not released further details regarding the circumstances of the incident.
This report is based on preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Details may be updated as officials release more information.
Missouri accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 5 years (From date of accident (RSMo 516.120) - one of the longest injury windows in the US.)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 3 years (From date of death (RSMo 537.100).)
- Fault rule
- Missouri uses pure comparative fault: recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not barred.
- Citations
- RSMo 516.120 (SoL); RSMo 537.100 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Gustafson v. Benda
- Crash report agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic crash reports (online portal) for MSHP crashes; local agency otherwise.
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