A man running from police suffered moderate injuries after he was hit by a vehicle on Sunday on US-36 highway near Riverside Road.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Jeremy Marshall was fleeing from law enforcement on foot along US-36 about half a mile east of Riverside Road (Route-AC) at 8:46 pm Sunday when he was hit by a pickup truck.

Mr Marshall was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment.

It was not immediately clear why Mr Marshall was running from police.