PRAIRIE GROVE, IL — One person was hospitalized Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Nish Road and Barreville Road that left one vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to fire officials.
Nunda Rural Fire Protection District crews responded to the collision at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday and found both drivers had already gotten out of their vehicles, according to a news release.
Firefighters extinguished the burning vehicle while paramedics evaluated both drivers at the scene. One driver declined medical treatment, and the second driver was transported to a local hospital with moderate but non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Prairie Grove Police Department.
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