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Authorities say 2 killed, 1 injured in eastern Iowa crash

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November 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(UPDATED 10-a.m.) SOLON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and one injured in an eastern Iowa collision. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Iowa Highway 1, just south of Solon in Johnson County. The Iowa State Patrol says a southbound 2013 Dodge Caravan driven by 30-year old Tori Saben Smith, of Mediapolis,  crossed the center line and struck an oncoming 2017 Kia driven by 50-year old Kirk Flom, of Solon.

Smith and Flom died at the scene. A passenger in one of the vehicles, 20-year old Jose Gamez Avila, of Wapello, was injured and was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Authorities say Smith and Flom were wearing their seat belts, but Avila was not.