(Update 2:26-p.m.)

Law enforcement and rescue personnel responded to a head-on collision this (Thursday) afternoon southeast of Cumberland, on Highway 92 (or, Richland Road). The crash near 71728 Richland Road was reported at around 1-p.m. One person, a 70-year old male, suffered from severe back pain and was being transported to CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center by LifeNet helicopter. The second victim, whom family members reported on social media, was a woman who died at the scene.

The names of the victims have not officially been released. The accident was under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. No other information is currently available.