SALEM, IL – A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 57 on Saturday morning sent two people to the hospital, WJBD reports.
Authorities said a car and a semi-truck were involved in the accident south of the Kinmundy exit at about 3 a.m. , and the car caught fire as a result. The driver of the car, a 28-year-old man from Carterville, and the passenger ,a 35-year-old Mount Vernon man, managed to exit the vehicle by the time first responders arrived at the scene.
Both were transported to Salem Township Hospital. No details were immediately released on the extent of their injuries.
The driver of the semi was reported to have left the scene of the crash.
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