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Two men die in two accidents in southwest Iowa
Two people died in two separate accidents Sunday in southwest Iowa.
The first crash happened just before 8 a.m. in Pottawattamie County. Authorities say 26-year old Andrew Redinbaugh, of Shelby, died after his pickup left I-80 and struck an overpass for 298th Street. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
And, a little before 5:30 p.m., a car driven by 76-year old Johny Joe Ford, of Maryville, Missouri crossed the centerline of Highway 34 in Mills County, before it collided head-on with another vehicle. He died in the accident.
(Glenwood) A Maryville man was killed and a Malvern man critically injured in a two vehicle crash in Mills County Sunday.
The Iowa State Patrol says 76-year-old Johnny Joe Ford of Maryville was driving a 2018 Toyota Prius eastbound on Highway 34 near the 15 mile marker. The patrol says Ford s vehicle crossed the center line for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a 2008 Infiniti Q56 driven by 48-year-old Michael Anthony Vasquez of Malvern.
Ford was pronounced dead at the scene, while Vasquez was taken by LifeNet helicopter to Nebraska Medicine with critical injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
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