Sheriff’s deputies in Page County, Tuesday, responded to an accident that involved a Page County dump truck. The incident was reported at around 7:45 AM. It occurred near the intersection of 130th and N Avenue, or about nine-miles northwest of Clarinda. No injuries were reported.

An investigation determined 59-year-old Ricky Alan Auten, of rural Clarinda, who is employed by Page County Secondary Roads Department, was driving a 2016 international 7000 Series dump truck, and was turning west on 130th from N Avenue. At the intersection, Auten had the dump box of the dump truck partially raised and had just begun to spread the approximately 17 tons of road rock from the intersection to the west on 130th Street.

As the vehicle rounded the left hand corner, the load shifted in the dump truck, causing the vehicle to roll onto its passenger side. Auten exited the cab through the driver’s side window, once the truck came to rest in the traveled portion of the road. Damage to Page Counties Dump Truck was estimated to be more than $50,000.

No charges have been issued at this time.