(La Porte County, IN) - A man was injured when he drove into the back end of a semi-trailer containing a full load in La Porte County.

The accident happened Tuesday afternoon on Indiana 8 just outside La Crosse. Police said the driver of the semi reported pulling onto the shoulder of the two lane highway due to engine problems.

Howard Meiss, 71, of LaCrosse told investigators he didn’t see the truck until it was too late and partially blamed the glare of the sun.

Police said the truck was on the edge of the travel portion of the roadway but had its hazard lights flashing while Meiss was approaching from behind.

Meiss was extricated by firefighters from his heavily front end damaged Chevy Silverado. He was taken by ambulance with contusions to his arms and large amount of bruising on his chest from his seat belt.

Police said the truck was hauling 79,000 pounds of canola pellets.