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One person airlifted, others taken to hospital following 3-car crash in Collinsville

Multiple people were taken to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Collinsville on Sunday morning.

The car accident happened on Keebler Road near Twin Acres Drive, north of Interstate 70, around 11 a.m., Capt. Will Dimitroff of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Three vehicles had significant damage and one had tipped on its passenger side.

Dimitroff said that the driver at fault crossed the center line and entered oncoming traffic, where he struck two vehicles, one of them head on.

The driver of the car at fault was airlifted, and the occupants of the other vehicles were transported to the hospital, Dimitroff said. Their conditions were not immediately available.

This story was originally published October 27, 2019 at 6:24 PM.

Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat
Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.
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