ALTON — Alton Police and firefighters responded at 7:41 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, to reports of a pedestrian struck on Landmarks Boulevard, and the injured person was taken to a St. Louis-area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said.

The Alton Police Department said it received 911 calls about the crash and dispatched several officers along with the Alton Fire Department.

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Alton firefighters transported the pedestrian directly to the hospital, police said.

No other parties were injured, Ford said.

He added that the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

 

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