A Pana man is dead and a woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle crash on Friday evening. Illinois State Police says that the accident occurred on Friday night around 9:30 PM on Route 29 just south of North 2200 East Road in Christian County.
A 42 year old woman from Pana, was driving southbound on Illinois Route 29 south of North 2200 East Road, when according to police, the vehicle left the roadway. The woman hit a culvert, and her vehicle stopped in a nearby ditch. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries while the passenger, a 60-year-old man, was pronounced dead.
The accident closed down the road until 3:15 AM and names have been withheld until families can be notified.
