(KLZA)--A Mississippi truck driver sustained what were described as moderate injuries in a single-vehicle wreck early Monday morning in Holt County, Missouri.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 60-year-old John Collins of Vardamn, Mississippi was headed north on Interstate 29, about seven miles south of Mound City, when his semi tractor trailer traveled off the west shoulder.  The semi struck an embankment, becoming airborne before coming to rest in the median on its wheels.

Vardamn was transported by the Atchison-Holt EMS to Fairfax Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The wreck was reported around 3:30 Monday morning.