(Algona, Iowa) – A collision between a car and an SUV Saturday evening, west of Algona, resulted in three people being transported to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2012 Ford Edge was traveling south on 90th Avenue at around 7:32-p.m., when the driver failed to stop at the posted intersection with 210th Street.

The SUV was struck by a 2011  Chrysler 300 that was traveling west on 210th. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old Timothy Coffelt, of Ravenwood, MO, and his passenger, 61-year old Ruth Coffelt, also of Ravenwood, and the driver of the car, 18-year-old Chase Opheim, of Algona, were transported to the hospital in Algona, by Algona EMS. The Coffelt’s were wearing seat belts, but Opheim was not.

The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department, Algona Police Dept., Algona EMS & Fire, and Whittemore Fire and Ambulance.