Joplin man suffers serious injuries in lawn tractor accident on 43

A Joplin man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 11:45 a.m. Sunday on MO 43 four miles south of Seneca.

According to the Highway Patrol report, Joshua N. Thomas, 47, Joplin, driving a Craftsman lawn tractor, lost control. The tractor traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Thomas was treated for serious injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.