A Missouri Department of Transportation road striping vehicle is struck by a semi.

 Around 9:45am on Monday, the MoDot vehicle was in a caravan in the process of striping the roadway along Missouri Highway 7 when it was struck from behind by Kenworth Semi truck. The crash caused a fire which quickly engulfed both vehicles in flames. The driver of the semi, 31-year-old Chaz Cage of Garden City, MO, along with the occupants of the MoDOT vehicle – 23-year-old Madelynn Sonstegard of Concordia, MO, and 34-year-old Jacob Smith of Amoret, MO – were all able to escape before the fire erupted. All three received minor injuries in the initial crash and were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

MoDot says this was a serious accident that could have been much worse, but all occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.