Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a crash Friday shutdown the S. Belt.

A two vehicle accident in front of the S. Belt Walmart around 2 p.m. caused the St. Joseph Police Department to shut down both north and south bound lanes from Pear to Pickett. Northbound lanes were quickly reopened but southbound lanes were kept closed until emergency crews cleared the scene around 2:30 p.m.

Officer Derek Garver with the St. Joseph Police Department said a Ford Focus was traveling northbound towards Walmart and Ford F-250 was southbound.  Garver said the Focus failed to yield to the F-250 and crashed at the intersection.

He said three people were taken to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.