One injured in a single car crash, causes traffic snarl in South Side

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A single-car accident at the intersection of Alabama Street and King Hill Ave caused a traffic snarl and resulted in one person being transported to the hospital on Thursday morning.

The accident happened around 7:19 a.m.

"The white SUV was northbound on King Hill. As it passed over, Alabama went off the roadway, struck two separate light poles and a, no parking sign before coming to rest on top of the second base of the light bulb. And, right now, it's possibly, medical condition for the leading up to what caused the crash," said Sgt. Patrick Zeamer with the St. Joseph Police Department.

Police and safety crews were on the scene, with roads closed, for a little over an hour while they cleaned.