A head on crash sent two people to the hospital in Gibson County
It happened at 4:42 local time Wednesday afternoon on State Road 57 south of State Road 64.
The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office says a Green 1994 GMC Sierra was traveling south on 57 and crossed the center line and struck a northbound Silver 2006 Nissan Xterra .
One person was transported by ambulance to a hospital and another was flown from the scene in a medical helicopter.
Also in Gibson County and less than hour later, Gibson County authorities report two separate accidents involving multiple vehicles.
The initial call came in at 5:35-pm which reported a five car crash on State Road 64 in Gibson County, east of Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
It was later determined there had been two crashes.
The first one was a car/deer collision that slowed down traffic and three vehicles were backed up behind the accident.
A fifth vehicle approached and struck the last car in line which created a chain reaction crash.
Two people were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries.
Authorities did not release any names.
