2 officers among group of 6 hit by vehicle in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two police officers were among a group of six people hit by a vehicle that barreled into them along Interstate 64 in St. Louis. Officials said the crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday in the westbound lanes near the Newstead overpass. Police Chief John Hayden told reporters that the injured officers had been working a separate crash when they and others were hit. Hayden said both officers were conscious but in pain when they were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known. Firefighters say of the four others hit, three were taken to a hospital in critical condition and the fourth was in stable condition.