(Ambulance front - KIWA Staff Stock Photo)Rock Valley, Iowa — Five students and the driver of their vehicle managed to avoid being taken to hospitals after a crash near Rock Valley on Friday, October 23, 2026.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says that about 8:00 a.m., 32-year-old Marcus DeJager of Rock Valley was driving a 2011 Ford Econoline Van northbound on Elmwood Avenue, operating as a school bus for Rock Valley Christian School, a mile south of Rock Valley. They tell us 69-year-old Randall VandeKamp of Rock Valley was driving a 2002 Peterbilt truck northbound behind DeJager.
They tell us that as DeJager slowed to turn into a driveway, VandeKamp rear-ended the Ford.
DeJager and five students were evaluated by the Rock Valley Ambulance at the scene and released. VandeKamp reported no injuries.
The Ford sustained about $7,500 in damage. The Peterbuilt sustained approximately $1,500 in damage.
VandeKamp was issued a citation for Following too Close.
The Sheriff’s Office tells us that the Rock Valley Fire Department, Rock Valley Ambulance Squad, Rock Valley Police Department, and Sioux County Emergency Management assisted with the response to the crash.
