CENTRALIA, IL – Police said a collision involving two vehicles at an intersection in Centralia sent two people to the hospital, WJBD reported.
The crash took place Saturday night at 9 p.m. in the area of Elm Street and Rexford Street. An initial investigation found that a 24-year-old driver from Centralia was heading eastbound on Rexford Street and apparently went through a stop sign. The vehicle crashed into the passenger side of an SUV heading north on Elm Street.
The driver of the vehicle that was hit, a 37-year-old from Sandoval, and a passenger in the first vehicle, an 18-year-old, were taken to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. No details were released on their conditions. Two other passengers were evaluated and declined to be transported to the hosptal.
The driver of the first vehicle reportedly left the scene of the accident. A citation was pending for that driver.
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