A 10-vehicle collision Friday afternoon claims the life of a Neosho man.

 The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the chain-reaction crash took place at 4:45 p.m. on I-44 West, two miles west of Mount Vernon. Nine vehicles were stopped in traffic because of bridge work at the Freistatt branch double bridges. A tractor-trailer driven by 53-year-old Patrick Joiner, of Jefferson, Georgia, struck the Neosho man’s vehicle from behind.

 37-year-old Roger Alexander was air lifted to Mercy Hospital Springfield, and was pronounced at 6:50 p.m. Next of kin were notified.

Three others suffered minor injuries, with another suffering moderate injuries. All were transported to Mercy Hospital, Joplin.

 According to MODOT, this is the first known fatality crash at these bridges.