(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The driver of a car that crashed and caught fire in downtown St. Louis is hospitalized in critical condition.

KMOV-TV (http://bit.ly/1XJyp11 ) reports that the two-car accident happened about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of North Broadway and Washington. Firefighters had to cut the victim out of one of the cars.

Police say three people inside the other car ran from the scene.

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Information from: KMOV-TV, http://www.kmov.com