UPDATED 9:56 P.M.
PEORIA, Ill. – One person is confirmed dead after a two-vehicle accident near the Shoppes at Grand Prairie late Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the crash happened just prior to 4:30 p.m. near Hy-Vee, and the intersection of Orange Prairie and American Prairie. The driver of the first of two SUV’s involved was westbound on American Prairie, and was attempting to turn southbound on to Orange Prairie when it collided with another SUV already southbound on Orange Prairie.
Police say the driver of the first SUV involved was pronounced dead at a hospital, after having been ejected from the vehicle. The driver of the second SUV was also taken to the hospital, but with non-life-threatening injuries.
Parts of Orange Prairie were closed for about two and a half hours.
The accident remains under investigation.
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