Ashton, Iowa — A May City man was taken to the hospital after an accident near Ashton on Tuesday, November 9th.
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, about five minutes before 11:00 a.m., 62-year-old Clifford Kruger of George was driving a 2000 Peterbilt grain truck owned by Ronald Julius eastbound on A46 about two and a half miles west of Ashton. The report says a 2013 John Deere tractor, owned by Osceola County, and driven by 49-year-old Daniel Petersen of May City pulled out in front of Kruger.
They tell us the semi then struck the tractor as it was entering the eastbound lane of A46. The impact of the collision spun the tractor around and caused Petersen to be ejected from the cab. The accident happened as the county road crew was putting gravel down on the shoulder edge of the westbound lane of A46. Petersen, who was pulling a packer and roller at the time was attempting to turn around at a residential driveway and head back east on A46.
The deputy says that it appears a blind spot may have been the cause of the accident because several county maintenance vehicles were ahead of Petersen and parked along A46 just ahead of where he was attempting to turn around.
The report says Petersen was injured when he was thrown from the tractor and was taken by ambulance to Sanford Sheldon Medical Center and was later released. Kruger was uninjured.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Ashton Fire Department, the Ashton Ambulance Squad, and the Sibley Ambulance Squad assisted with the response to the accident.
