Godfrey Fire Protection District and Alton Fire Department first responders rushed to a serious two-vehicle crash at Northport Drive and Martin Luther King Drive close to the Godfrey/Alton border around 9 a.m. Tuesday. One of the vehicles careened off the road onto the Woody's Chicken parking lot.

The other vehicle came to rest in the intersection. Both vehicles were damaged seriously.

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Godfrey Fire Protection District Chief Eric Cranmer said two individuals were taken to the hospital from the accident with "non-life-threatening injuries."

Cranmer said everyone in the crash was wearing seat belts and air bags deployed.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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