Two Injured in Crash near Washington Park


At least two people were injured, including a child, in a crash involving a car and a semi truck on Interstate 64 near Washington Park, Illinois.

The crash happened at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, when a 2015 Kia, driving erratically on westbound Interstate 64, lost control and veered underneath the trailer of a semi truck travelling in the center lane.

The driver of the Kia, a 24-year-old woman, was transferred to a St. Louis hospital in critical condition. A female child, who had been riding in the Kia in a child seat, was also hospitalized with minor head injuries. The driver of the truck was uninjured.

Following the crash, the center and right lanes of Interstate 64 were closed for more than an hour while authorities cleared away the wreckage. No other vehicles were involved.

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