A collision Monday night in northwest Iowa between a van and a semi, has claimed one life and resulted in injuries to another person. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash in Cherokee County happened at around 8:42-p.m. on Highway 59. A 2006 Dodge Caravan driven by 50-year old Bradley Donald Herwig, of Cherokee, was traveling south on Highway 59 while a 2009 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by 28-year old Oscar De Los Reyes Barrera, of Palmdale, CA, was traveling north.

The van and the semi collided head-on on the northbound lane, resulting in fatal injuries to Herwig, who was not wearing a seat belt. Barerra was injured and transported by Cherokee Ambulance to the local hospital. The accident remains under investigation.