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2 seriously injured after being ejected in Illinois crash

A 24-year-old man and 25-year-old woman from Nixa, Missouri were airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - Two people were seriously injured in a single-car crash in Madison County Thursday morning.

Illinois State Police responded to northbound Interstate 55 at milepost 28 around 9:15 a.m.

Police said the car lost control for an unknown reason and left the roadway, into the median. The car overturned several times and both people inside were ejected.

A 24-year-old man and 25-year-old woman from Nixa, Missouri were airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Police said the woman was trapped under the car and a tow truck lifted the car off her.

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