Three people hurt in Illinois 4 accident

A three-vehicle crash on Illinois 4 near Gilmore Road Monday afternoon sent three people to the hospital.

According to Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by a 56-year-old man from Standard City rear-ended a vehicle driven by an 85-year-old Auburn man about 3:31 p.m. Monday.

The vehicle driven by the elderly man was pushed into another vehicle, police said.

The Standard City man was transported to Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Two passengers in the Auburn man’s vehicle were transported to St. John’s Hospital also with non-life threatening injuries.

The passengers were identified as a 62-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy, both from Auburn.

The names of the people involved were not immediately available.

The State Journal-Register

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:16 a.m.