A woman from central Iowa and a man from Adair died as the result of a crash this (Saturday) morning, one mile east of Anita on White Pole Road.

The Iowa State Patrol says 27-year old Tara Norton of West Des Moines and 70-year old James Snyder, of Adair died in the crash. 63-year old Constance Snyder was injured and flown to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

The crash happened at around 8:10-a.m., as Norton was traveling westbound on White PoleRoad in a 2005 Buick Lesabre. When the car drifted onto the shoulder, Norton overcorrected, causing the vehicle to veer into the eastbound Lane, where it collided with a 2015 Dodge Caravan driven by Constance Snyder.

Both vehicles ended up in the South ditch. Tara Norton died at the scene. James Snyder died at the Cass CountyMemorial Hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Atlantic Police, Medivac Ambulance, Anita Rescue, Wiota 1st Responders. and Adair Fire and Rescue.