Man Dies, Woman Injured In Northeast Iowa Accidents
A man is dead after a farm accident in northeast Iowa.
According to Fayette County sheriff's officials, 38-year-old Evan Pape of Luana was killed in the mishap Thursday afternoon. Authorities said Pape was working on a corn wagon when the mishap occurred.
The accident happened on a farm north of Clermont just before 2 PM.
Sheriff's officials said Pape was pinned between the corn wagon and his service truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities did not release any other details about the accident.
Woman Hurt In Crash Near Waterloo
A Waverly woman was injured in a Black Hawk County accident Friday morning.
Black Hawk County sheriff's officials said 26-year-old Karalynn Brunkhorst of Waverly was taken to a Waterloo hospital by ambulance after her sport utility vehicle collided with a semi tractor-trailer north of Waterloo. Authorities described her injuries as "minor non-life-threatening".
The crash happened shortly before 8 AM on U.S. Highway 63 near the County Road C-57/Cedar-Wapsi Road intersection.
Authorities identified the semi driver as 37-year-old Yeimey Riscart-Abreu of Storm Lake. They said he was uninjured in the crash.
No other details about the accident were released.
Sheriff's deputies were assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Transportation and Denver Fire/EMS.
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