(Hubbard, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol, Monday afternoon, released the names of those who were involved in a collision between a semi tractor-trailer and a station wagon Sunday night, south of Hubbard, in Hardin County. Authorities say the driver of a 1996 Volvo station wagon, 39-year-old Joel Jeffress, of Madrid, died at the scene. He was traveling east on County Road D-65, and failed to stop at the posted intersection with Highway 65.

A 2005 Kenworth semi traveling south on Highway 65 struck the Volvo. The driver of the semi, 61-year-old Kenneth Hack, of Alden, was injured and transported by Hubbard EMS to the hospital in Iowa Falls.  The accident remains under investigation.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hardin County Emergency Squad, Hubbard Fire and EMS, Iowa Falls EMS and the Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency assisted at the scene.