UPDATED 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
One person was injured in a traffic crash Friday on Route 149.
It happened around 12:20 p.m. Friday on Route 149 just west of Sandburg Road.Â
Illinois State Police say a 2019 Chevy Camaro driven by Dennis Uhls, 58, of West Frankfort, was eastbound on 149 when the car crossed the center line and hit a Mack truck tractor-semi trailer.Â
Uhls suffered serious injuries and was flown from the scene. The driver of the Mack truck was not injured.Â
ORIGINAL STORY
(WSIL) â€� A traffic crash has closed a section of Route 149 in Franklin CountyÂ
The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency says Route 149 at Sandburg Road is closed.Â
Drivers should seek an alternate route.Â
