A fatal crash shut down a section of Route 3 in southern Illinois for about four and-a-half hours on Monday.
Illinois State Police say the crash killed one and left another seriously injured.
Troopers say an SUV was traveling north and lost control around 9:30 a.m. on Route 3 at the Alexander/Union County line.
It crossed into the southbound lanes, sideswiping two other vehicles and then colliding head on with a pick-up.
The two sideswiped vehicles reported no injuries.
The driver of the SUV, 53-year-old Catherin Newell of Grand Tower, was flown to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the scene. The person's name has not been released.
