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JEFFERSON COUNTY — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Monday on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County.

According to Illinois State Police, they responded around 6:30 a.m. Monday to I-57 near milepost 92.

ISP reports a car was traveling south when it struck the back of a camper. The car then went into the median and crossed into the northbound lanes, striking a semi.

The driver, 24-year-old Christine Mason of Chicago, and her passenger, 25-year-old Darius King of Broadview, Illinois, were both taken to a hospital for injuries.

The driver of the semi, 57-year-old Robert Hess of Goreville, was also taken to a hospital for injuries.

The driver and passenger in the vehicle pulling the camper were uninjured.

Northbound I-57 was closed at that location for about an hour while first responders worked the scene.