A crash closed route 50 near Paint Creek Saturday night.

It happened along the highway at around 7:45 p.m., troopers said. Three people were taken to the hospital, with one of them flown to Columbus by MedFlight.

An SUV involved sustained heavy front-end damage in the crash and ended up a nearby field.

No names have been released.

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