Two people received only minor injuries after a crash Tuesday morning in Nodaway County which shut down the highway for several hours.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Edward Seipel, 57 of Maryville was driving a 2008 commercial truck westbound on US 71 turning northbound into a private driveway.  Aubrey Grier, 33 of Gower was driving another commercial truck westbound on US 71 around 7:15 a.m. when he ran into the rear of Seipel’s truck.  This caused Seipel’s truck to spin to a stop off of the north side of 71; Grier’s truck went across the east bound lane and off of the south side of the roadway and overturned onto its side.  Grier’s truck was hauling batteries and lost the majority of its cargo.

Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation assisted the Missouri State Highway Patrol with traffic control around the crash.  The roadway was shutdown for several hours until just before noon.

MoDOT said haz-mat crews were called in to assist due to the hazardous materials.

Seipel and Grier were reported to have received minor injuries during the crash but both refused medical treatment at the scene.