One Man Dead After Linn County Collision

November 10, 2009

A New Boston, Missouri man died from injuries he sustained in a Linn County accident on November 8, 2009 near Browning, Missouri. At 2:10 p.m., Eddie Whitlock, 59 of Saint Paul, Missouri was driving a 1981 International Grain Truck. He backed out into the roadway on Route O, 8 miles east of Browning, when Shane Lumsden, 36 of New Boston, struck him in the rear with his 1974 Chevrolet Grain Truck.

Lumsden was pronounced dead at the scene by Linn County Coroner, Kenny Creason. He was taken to Wright Baker Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the accident. They were assisted by Browning First Responders, Sullivan County Ambulance, and Milan Fire Department.