LE GRAND, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say man and wife were killed when their van collided with a semitrailer in central Iowa. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 30 in Le Grand. The Iowa State Patrol says the van was struck as it crossed the eastbound highway lanes. The patrol identified the dead couple as 79-year-old Delbert Eakins and his wife, 77-year-old Geneva Eakins. They lived in Le Grand.

The truck driver was identified as 50-year-old Michael See, of Swisher. He was treated at a hospital and released. The accident is being investigated.