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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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ISP: Fatal accident on Route 3

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UPDATED 8:44 A.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019

THEBES, Ill. � Illinois State Police have released more information about a fatal crash in Alexander County.

It happened just after 9 a.m. Monday on Route 3 at Thebes.

Police say a 2006 Chevy Equinox driven by Tamika Littleton, 30, of Cairo, was headed north on Route 3 just south of Thebes Road when she crossed into the southbound lane, hitting a Ford F150 pickup truck.

Two passengers in the Chevy Equinox � Lohoma Willliams, 50, of Cairo, and a one-year-old girl were killed. Littleton and a four-year-old passenger were flown to a St. Louis hospital for treatment.

The driver of the pickup truck, Michael Wilson, 64, of Fancy Farm, KY, was taken to an out-of-state hospital.

Illinois State Police continue to investigate.

ORIGINAL STORY

THEBES, Ill. � Illinois State Police are investigating a fatal accident on Route 3 in Alexander County.

It happened just after 9 a.m. Monday on Route 3 at Thebes. Police say an SUV and a pickup truck were involved in a head-on crash. There were five occupants in the vehicles. Investigators confirm two fatalities.

Route 3 was closed for approximately five hours.