Dump Truck Fire in Greenleaf Township
On Wednesday morning at 11:25, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an accident in the 62700 block of 205th Street in Greenleaf Township. It was reported that a dump truck went into the ditch, landed on its side, and caught fire. Meeker County Deputies, Litchfield Rescue, Litchfield Fire, and Mayo Ambulance all responded to the scene.
When first responders arrived, they found the truck fully engulfed in flames. The driver, 69-year-old Rickie Harrier of Hutchinson, got out of the truck before it became fully engulfed. The driver received minor injuries and refused transport to the hospital. Meeker County Deputies learned the driver drifted onto the shoulder, then overcorrected, causing the truck to go into the ditch. The truck was a total loss.
