PUXICO, Mo. -- A single-vehicle accident Thursday evening near Puxico injured five Dexter men, two of them seriously.
Derrick Null, 20, and Michael Prunty, 36, sustained serious injuries in the 6:55 p.m. accident on Route PP, 5 miles east of Puxico.
Moderately injured were Michael Green, 26, Michael Atkins, 20, and Kenneth Turnbow, 22. All were taken to Dexter Memorial Hospital.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the eastbound vehicle overturned off the road after Green lost control on a curve.
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