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New Year’s Day crash in Northern IA injures 10 people

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January 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

An accident early Tuesday morning in northern Iowa’s Winnebago County resulted in 10 people being transported to area hospitals. According to the Iowa State Patrol, one of the vehicles was traveling southbound on 120th Avenue on the wrong side of the road, when it hit another vehicle head-on. The accident happened about five-miles northwest of Forest City, at around 3-a.m., Tuesday. Following the crash, one of the vehicles ended-up in the ditch, while the other came to rest on the east side of the road. The injured ranged in age from 18-to 22. The Patrol says alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.