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Bucklin Man Injured Crashing Into Tree

A Bucklin man had moderate injuries after hitting a tree Wednesday afternoon.  State Troopers report 31-year-old Shawn C Akins was eastbound on US 36, about a mile east of the Marceline junction, when he ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree.  Akins was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.  He was not wearing a safety belt.