Police in Council Bluffs report three people were injured when a southbound SUV went out of control, crossed the median of Interstate 29 and rolled over before collided with a 2012 Subaru in the northbound lanes, Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the driver of the 1999 Chevy Blazer, 32-year old Kyle Yost, of Omaha, and his passenger, Dacia Lethan, of Council Bluffs, were ejected as their vehicle rolled over. Yost suffered a skull fracture and several other injuries. Leythan complained of pain in her back. The driver of the Subaru, 23-year old Cassandra Guerro, of Rochelle, IL, complained of back, chest and leg pain. All three were transported to Creighton University Hospital by Council Bluffs Rescue.

The crash happened at around 2:25-p.m. near the 52 mile marker of Interstate 29, south of the 9th Avenue exit. The accident resulted in northbound I-29 being closed to traffic for about an hour. The accident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit.

Council Bluffs officers were assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol.