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A Plato man was injured in an accident early Tuesday north of Houston, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Dakota A. Wade, 24, was driving a southbound 2016 Ford Explorer that ran off the right side of Highway 17, hitting a tree and overturning.

Wade, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken by ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston with minor injuries, said Tpr. Jason Sentman.

The vehicle was totaled in the 5:15 a.m. accident about six miles north of Houston.

Assisting at the scene was the Houston Rural Fire Department.

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