Pictured is part of the crash scene on Route 3 near Kaskaskia Road. (Sean McGowan photo)

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded with Monroe County EMS about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash at Route 3 and just north of Kaskaskia Road. Both vehicles, a silver Dodge pickup truck and a white passenger car, sustained moderate damage but none of those involved required medical transport.

Pictured is the vehicle involved in the crash on Route 156. (Sean McGowan photo)

About 10 minutes later, a vehicle drove into a ravine on Route 156 near Old Baum Church Road and Mystic Lane. The vehicle, a white car, had significant wheel damage. An injury was initially reported, but no medical transport was required.

Fewer than five minutes after that, a third crash was called in. At Gall Road and HH Road, a vehicle struck a guardrail. There were no injuries.

Shortly before 4 p.m., another injury crash was reported in the area of Waterloo Road and Floraville Road in rural St. Clair County. Hecker Fire Department personnel responded. The initial report indicated that a Corvette was on its side.

Columbia police responded to a minor two-vehicle crash on Temple Street just before 5 p.m. No injuries were reported.

The crashes occurred following a brief rain shower that created slippery conditions on area streets and highways.