A crash Friday evening west of Orient in Adair County, has claimed the life of a Guthrie County man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 39-year old Jeremy Lane Trichel, of Menlo, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. 40-year old Elijah Daniel Davis, of Orient, was injured in the crash, and transported to the hospital in Creston by Orient EMS.

Authorities say a 2000 Ford Astro Van driven by Elijah Davis was traveling east on Highway 25 east of Orange Avenue at around 5:06-p.m., as Trichel was traveling westbound, driving a 1946 Ford F-100. The van crossed the center line of the highway and struck the pickup head-on. Both vehicles came to rest on the north ditch.

Trichel was ejected from his vehicle. Davis, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered serious injuries in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office and Orient EMS assisted at the scene.