PALO, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in eastern Iowa have identified two people killed in a crash involving three vehicles, including a semitrailer.
The Monday afternoon crash happened at a rural intersection south of Palo and was caused when a pickup driven by 17-year-old Jaymin Rathje, of Palo, crossed the center line and hit the semi nearly head-on, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The crash caused the semi to flip on its side, hitting a car driven by Jacqueline Voelker, 27, of Palo. Both the semi and car caught fire, officials said. The 61-year-old driver of the semi was pulled from the burning wreckage by passing motorists and was flown to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, investigators said. Rathje and Voelker were declared dead at the scene.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.