First Responders Move Quickly To Serious Crash On I-255 Thursday Afternoon, One Airlifted

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MADISON COUNTY - The Mitchell Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded to a serious crash on Thursday afternoon on Illinois 255 at New Poag Road.

One person was apparently airlifted by helicopter from the scene to a St. Louis hospital. Ambulance personnel were still on scene.

The northbound lanes of I-255 were closed, while the southbound lanes open.

No extent of the other injuries was yet known.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story

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