Overnight accident still being cleaned up

Around 11:40 p.m. last night a tractor-trailer left the roadway the curves north of Merwin and overturned, leaving a loaded trailer on its side.

Both driver Michael A. Godfrey of Gladstone Mo. and passenger Tracy M. Rouse of Harrisonville escaped with minor injuries but cleanup of the scene was still in progress at 7:30 this morning.

The trailer appeared to be carrying grocery type cargo and will need to be completely unloaded before it can be set upright and towed from the scene.