CENTRALIA, IL – A two-vehicle crash in Centralia last Thursday evening sent six people to the hospital, WJBD reported.
The accident happened in the 200 block of East 8th Street at about 5:30 p.m. According to Centralia police, a 66-year-old Walnut Hill woman was driving a van through an alley when she failed to yield to an SUV going east on 8th Street, resulting in a collision.
The van driver, along with the SUV driver, a 70-year-old man from Centralia, and two juveniles in each of the vehicles were taken to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. No information was released on the extent of the injuries.
The van driver was issued a ticket for failure to yield. The Centralia City Fire Department assisted with the accident response.
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