GRAND TOWER – A 16-year-old girl was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Jackson County just after 10 Wednesday night.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the girl was driving a SUV north on Illinois 3 approaching Kings Ferry Road near Grand Tower when the vehicle left the roadway abruptly and overturned becoming almost completely submerged in flood water.

The girl was found to have sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. An ambulance took her to a local hospital. She was later transferred to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment.

The sheriff’s office continues to investigate the crash.