3 people injured, 2 critically, after SUV crashes into utility box.

Three people were injured in a one-car accident overnight Saturday on the city's east side.

It happened around 1:15 a.m. near 38th Street and Emerson Avenue.

IMPD officials say a car with four occupants was driving west on 38th Street and for an unknown reason, lost control, struck a traffic light utility box and flipped onto a nearby gas station lot.

Indianapolis firefighters had to cut the top of the SUV off in order to pull one person out.

Three people were taken to the hospital - two to Sydney & Lois Eskenazi Health and one to IU Health Methodist Hospital. Two of those injured were in critical condition. One person was listed in stable condition.

The wreck caused the lights at the 38th Street and Emerson Avenue intersection to stop working. Police dispatch says crews have to rebuild the entire power box to the light and it could be a few days until the light at that intersection is back up and working. None of the gas pumps suffered damage.

Police say they were not sure exactly how fast the car was going just before the crash and could not say if alcohol was involved.