Two truck drivers were injured during an accident Monday morning on Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says a semi driven by 62-year old Larry Swanson, of East Peoria, IL, was merging onto westbound I-80 from the shoulder of the road near the I-680 split at around 10:10-a.m., when the  2017 Peterbilt he was driving came into contact with a 2016 Kenworth driven by 50-year old Balwir Kondola, of Sacremento, CA. Both men were wearing their seat belts.

Photo’s from the Minden Fire & Rescue Department’s Facebook page.

The patrol says the men suffered minor injuries and were transported by Minden Rescue to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, where they were treated and released. Neola Fire and Rescue was also on the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

The State Patrol says also, an Onawa man was injured during an accident in Monona County this afternoon. 86-year old Neil Leapley was transported to Burgess Mercy Hospital by Minden Rescue, after the scooter he was driving was struck by a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by 61-year old Joy Ohl, of Norfolk, NE. The accident happened in Onawa, at around 12:50-p.m., as the Jeep was traveling east on highway 175 (Iowa Avenue). Ohl had the green light on the 4 lane road with two lanes in each direction. Leapley was cutting across Iowa Avenue traveling southbound. The traffic in the left lane was stopped due to a vehicle waiting to turn north onto 10^th Street. The Patrol says Leapley was not using the crossing area and cut between the two vehicles, when he was struck.