ST. LOUIS — One person was killed and another was injured in a two-car crash Saturday afternoon in south St. Louis.
The crash happened at around 1:20 p.m. Saturday at Bates Street and Morgan Ford Road in the Bevo Mill neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said two men were taken to a local hospital, where one of them was pronounced dead.
An incident report from the police department said a Lincoln Town Car heading west on Bates and a Chevrolet Celebrity heading south on Morgan Ford collided in the intersection and ended up on a fence on the side of the road.
The driver of the Chevrolet was killed and his passenger, a 46-year-old man, was taken to the hospital. He was listed in critical condition on Sunday.
The driver of the Lincoln refused medical treatment at the scene of the crash.
Police said the traffic signal on the southeast corner of the intersection was supposed to be directing eastbound traffic on Bates but was turned to face southbound traffic on Morgan Ford.
Investigators are still looking into the crash.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
