Nine people involved in a rollover car accident were taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with non-life threatening injuries Monday morning.

Shortly before 9 a.m, a vehicle driving north on South Illinois Avenue ran a traffic light at West Walnut Street, hitting a van with eight passengers and causing the van to roll onto its side, according to a Carbondale Police Department press release. Passengers in the van had to be removed from the vehicle by police and members of the fire department.

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Carbondale police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing. 

This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Video from our news partners at River Region Evening Edition.