A passenger died and the driver had serious injuries after running into the back of a semi Tuesday afternoon in Linn County.
A 49-year-old Holts Summit man died at the scene of the crash and the driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old Ashland man, had serious injuries and was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield.
State Troopers report the crash occurred at about 3:38 pm on US 36 near Bucklin, as the semi was parked on the shoulder when it was struck from behind by a pick-up. The pick-up then overturned.
The driver of the semi, a 39-year-old man from Shelbina, was not injured.