Downtown collision causes only slight injuries

A two-car collision just before 6 p.m. at the downtown intersection of Main and Bellville streets in Marion left one car incapacitated, but caused only slight injuries to the occupants of both vehicles, which included young children.

Marion City Police Officer Jerry Parker said the driver and passenger of a blue sedan received some abrasions and minor cuts, but the children--including toddlers and a baby--were OK. The driver of the other car, a Chevy Camaro, also suffered only minor injuries.

According to Parker, the sedan hit the Camaro in the in the passenger-side door, but the sports car was still drivable.