MARION COUNTY — Two people were injured Monday morning when a car rear-ended another on I-57 just north of Salem.

According to a press release from the Illinois State Police, at about 7:45 Monday morning, a car driven by 27-year-old Cole Lake of Salem was following too closely behind the vehicle of 50-year-old Tony Watson of Villa Grove, Illinois. Lake rear-ended Watson’s Vehicle on I-57 southbound about 2 miles north of Salem.

Watson and one passenger were taken to Salem Township Hospital with minor injuries.