Pair of crashes keep rescue crews busy in bitter cold

Rescue workers had to brave bitterly cold temperatures overnight to rescue victims of a pair of car accidents.

According to police and fire department reports, both crashes happened Sunday night just before midnight. First responders had to deal with 9 degree temperatures at the time of the crashes.

One involved a vehicle rollover on Interstate 55-70 in State Park. The other was a crash in the Millstadt area.

Few details about the causes of the crashes or the conditions of the victims were immediately available Monday morning.

This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 7:06 AM with the headline "Pair of crashes keep rescue crews busy in bitter cold."