Sheriff’s officials in Taylor County say no injuries were reported, after a tanker truck overturned about two-miles north of the Iowa/Missouri state line. The accident happened on Highway 148 at around 2:10-a.m., as a 2018 Peterbilt semi-tractor owner by Big Star Trucking out of Kansas City, MO., was traveling southbound. The rig experienced a mechanical issue that caused the headlights to shut-off.
The semi, driven by 65-year old Robert Tuffin, of Kansas City, MO., left the road and came to a stop, but the weight of the truck on the embankment caused the rig to tip over. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Bedford Fire Department, Taylor County EMS, Missouri Highway Patrol, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office, and Kizer Towing.