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A three-vehicle incident resulted in two injuries Thursday afternoon in Kalona.
Agencies responded to the intersection of 7th Street and E Avenue, or Highway 22, at about 3:33 p.m., and after speaking with two witnesses of the incident, it was determined that two pickup trucks driven by Connor Shalla of Wellman and Keegan Gingerich of Kalona were stopped on E Avenue facing eastbound, when the drivers were observed to initiate a drag race, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Both pickup trucks accelerated in an excessive manner traveling eastbound through the intersection. A third pickup truck driven by Alma Herrera of Kalona was traveling southbound through the intersection when it was struck on the rear, passenger side axle area by Shalla’s vehicle. The force of the collision ripped the rear axle off and caused the third pickup to make a 90-degree turn, eventually coming to rest outside of the roadway.