Manson, Iowa — Two Storm Lake residents were killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Manson Saturday night.
The Iowa State Patrol says a westbound van crossed the center line on Highway 7 around 10 p.m., striking an eastbound pickup truck three miles east of Manson. Both vehicles left the roadway. The van rolled into a ditch; the pickup hit a utility pole and came to rest in a field.
26-year-old Alondra Bravo and 34-year-old Jorge Perez Hechavarria died at the scene. Injured were 8-year-old Luis Bravo, 46-year-old Marina Escalante, and the van’s driver, 46-year-old Wilfredo Quevedo Mesa—all from Storm Lake. The pickup driver, 21-year-old Conner Darr of Manson, was also hurt.
Troopers say three passengers were unrestrained, seated on patio furniture in the back of the van.
(Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake)
