Two riders figured in an accident in Van Buren Township Thursday evening.
At 7:25 p.m., 30-year-old Levi D. Conrad of Carthage and 53-year-old Tami D. Hoult of Grand Prairie, Texas were riding a motorcycle on Walleye Road when they crashed about three miles south of Sarcoxie. Their motorcycle veered off the roadway and rolled over, crashing into a metal fence before stopping. Both riders sustained injuries and Hoult was taken to Mercy Hospital Joplin for treatment. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
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