Two people were injured in a head-on collision late Wednesday morning on Illinois Route 15, about a half mile east of North Dartmouth Lane, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard.
The crash occurred when an SUV driven by 78-year-old Gwendolyn Thomason of Keenes drifted into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a roll-off truck driven by 35-year-old Taylor Bruce of Mt. Vernon.
Following the impact, Thomason’s SUV veered down an embankment and overturned multiple times before landing on its wheels. Emergency crews and bystanders helped open a door and carried Thomason up the embankment to an ambulance. Bruce’s truck also overturned once, coming to rest upright.
Both drivers were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
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