PERRY COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Two people were hurt in a crash Thursday in a construction zone in Perry County.

The accident happened at 5:45 a.m. on Route 152, just east of Shady Oak Road.

Illinois State Police say that  Devin Burton, 24, was travelling eastbound when he failed to stop at a road construction red light and slammed into the back of two vehicles.

Burton was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

The driver of one of the rear-ended vehicles, 38-year-old Mario Dolce, also sustained serious injuries. The driver of the third vehicle was not hurt.