Three hurt in car vs truck crash in Des Moines

Three people were hurt in a car vs pick-up truck wreck in Des Moines early this (Friday) afteroon.

Des Moines Police say it appears the driver of a small car was southbound on SE 18th and ran a red light, and was struck by a pick-up truck traveling on Martin Luther King Parkway.

Sergeant Paul Parezik tells WHO Radio News the car spun around several times in the intersection, and stopped when it hit a stoplight pole.  

One person in the car suffered life-threatening injuries, another person  in the car and the driver of the truck suffered non-life threatening injuries.  All three were taken by ambulance to local hospitals.



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