2 dead, 1 injured in crash on Route 37 near Williamson County
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Published: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:35 PM CDT
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Police are investigating a crash that left two people dead and one other injured near Williamson County.
Illinois State Police say they responded to a two-vehicle crash around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday on Route 37, just south of Marion.
ISP says a vehicle was traveling north and then crossed into the southbound lane for what they describe as “unknown reasons,” before hitting the front of a second vehicle.
The driver and passenger of the first vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by the Williamson County Coroner.
The second driver was flown to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries.
ISP says this is an open and on-going investigation.
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