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Car slams into building at West Main, Illinois 157

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Work crews replace a utility pole and clean up debris after an early morning vehicle collision. According to reports a sedan could be seen with its front end driven through the front window of the one-story office in the 10600 block of West Main Street, near Illinois 157 in Belleville. A power pole fell across the trunk of the car during the crash.
Work crews replace a utility pole and clean up debris after an early morning vehicle collision. According to reports a sedan could be seen with its front end driven through the front window of the one-story office in the 10600 block of West Main Street, near Illinois 157 in Belleville. A power pole fell across the trunk of the car during the crash. Derik Holtmann dholtmann@bnd.com

Traffic was tied up early Monday at the intersection of Illinois 157 and West Main Street, between Belleville and East St. Louis, after a car crashed into a building.

The accident happened at about 3:30 a.m. on the West Main Street side of Illinois 157, according to police reports.

A sedan could be seen with its front end driven through the front window of a one-story office at in the 10600 block of West Main Street. A power pole was down across the trunk of the car and an Ameren Illinois crane was attempting to lift the pole off the vehicle at about 7:30 a.m.

There was no immediate word about what caused the crash.

This story was originally published February 1, 2016 at 7:39 AM with the headline "Car slams into building at West Main, Illinois 157."

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