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1 dead, 2 injured in Madison County crash Monday afternoon

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June 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A collision Monday afternoon in Madison County left one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a car driven by 23-year old Abigail Nicole Ashby, of Indianola, was traveling east on Highway 92 at around 4:26-p.m., when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road and sidewiped a westbound Chevy pickup driven by 50-year old Richard E. Baker, of Winterset.

Following the collision, the pickup continued westbound and entered a ditch before coming to rest. When the car spun counterclockwise, it was struck broadside by an SUV being driven by 63-year old Ray H. Sirdoreus, of Winterset. The car and the SUV came to rest in the westbound lane of Highway 92.

Ashby died at the scene. A passenger in her car, 3-year old Keenan Kyle, of Indianola, was injured and transported by Madison County Ambulance to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Sirdoreus was also hurt in the crash. He was flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The crash victims were all wearing their seat belts.