A Barnard man was flown to Heartland after an accident involving a semi and a farm tractor south of Maryville Tuesday.

A tractor-trailer unit came over a hill in the southbound lane of US 71 Highway and crashed into the back of a John Deere tractor pulling farm equipment.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened just after 11:00 am at the intersection of Highway 71 and State route M. Driver of the tractor, 59-year-old Ed Lager of Barnard, suffered serious injuries including multiple broken bones and was flown to Heartland for treatment.

49-year-old driver of the semi, David Snow of Joplin, was taken to Maryville for treatment of what’s described as moderate injuries.

Another accident on Highway 71 earlier in the morning sent three to the hospital in Maryville.

A ford truck driven by 77-year-old Mary Williams of Clarinda was turning left from the right southbound lane, and into the path of a Ford Taurus driven by a 13-year-old Kristin Misner of Iowa. Williams was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Two teenage passengers in the Taurus, ages 15 and 16, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries as well.