FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – One woman was killed and two small children were hurt in a three vehicle crash Wednesday in Franklin County.

It happened at about 10:50 a.m. at the intersection of Route 148 and Park Street.

Illinois State Police say Debra Miller, 57, of Bonnie ,was traveling eastbound on Park Street when she ran the stop sign at the intersection and slammed into the side of an SUV driven by Britney Giacone, 32, of West Frankfort. The impact of the crash sent Giacone’s SUV spinning into the opposing lane of traffic where it was hit in the rear by a tractor trailer.

Giacone was thrown from the wreck and pronounced dead at the scene. Two small children, ages two and five, were also in the SUV; they were taken to a regional hospital with life threatening injuries.

Debra Miller and the driver of the tractor-trailer were not hurt. Miller was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.