A collision between a car and a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon in Ringgold County, resulted in a man being flown to a hospital in Des Moines. The Iowa State Patrol reports 20-year old Chase Shiltz, of Creston, was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima westbound on Highway 2 at around 4:30-p.m., when for reasons unknown, the car crossed the centerline of the road and crashed into an eastbound 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 truck.

Shiltz, who was wearing his seat belt, suffered serious injuries and was flown by Life Net to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The driver of the pickup, 59-year old Ivan Stoltzfus, of Leon, was not hurt in the crash, which remains under investigation.

Deputies with the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office assisted the ISP at the scene.