Mailman injured, cited in a rollover crash in Mooretown

Published: Aug. 13, 2013 at 9:14 AM CDT|Updated: Aug. 27, 2013 at 9:14 AM CDT
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(Source: Shawanna Kirkendoll)
(Source: Shawanna Kirkendoll)
(Source: Shawanna Kirkendoll)
(Source: Shawanna Kirkendoll)

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - A mailman was injured after his truck was hit a by a van in the Mooretown neighborhood Monday evening.

Shreveport police say around 7:15 p.m. a mail truck was hit by a van in the 4000 block of Powell Street. Police say it appears that the mail truck driver ran a stop sign while driving on Powell and was hit by a van traveling north on Broadway Avenue causing the truck to flip over.

Police say the mail truck driver was injured and appeared to need stitches for a cut to his arm. He was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle. The driver of the van was not injured.

The mail truck driver was cited for failure to yield.

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