Festus street shut down after traffic accident

Apr 7, 2020 @ 2:56pm

Motion blur shot of a car driving in the night trough town

Festus Police temporarily shutdown South Mill Street at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard Tuesday afternoon after a two vehicle traffic accident occurred at the location.

According to Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis, emergency crews were dispatched to the accident shortly before 2 p.m.

The Festus Fire Department along with crew from the Joachim Plattin Ambulance District were also dispatched to the scene.

South Mill Street at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard was reopened back to traffic within the hour of the accident occurring.