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3 injured in crash on I-55 near Cape Girardeau

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It happened about 9:45 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound on I-55 swerved to miss a guardrail on a bridge. It happened about 9:45 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound on I-55 swerved to miss a guardrail on a bridge.
The vehicle lost control, ran off the right side of the road, flipped down an embankment and came to rest at the bottom of some trees. The vehicle lost control, ran off the right side of the road, flipped down an embankment and came to rest at the bottom of some trees.
None of the three people in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts. None of the three people in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MO (KFVS) -

Three people were injured after a crash on Interstate 55 Tuesday morning at the 88.6 mile marker.

It happened about 9:45 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound on I-55 swerved to miss a guardrail on a bridge, lost control, ran off the right side of the road, flipped down an embankment and came to rest at the bottom of some trees, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

None of the three people in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.

One lane was shut down as emergency personnel worked the crash.

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