(Wright County, Iowa) – A collision a little after 7-a.m. today (Tuesday) in northern Iowa, claimed three lives. All three of the victims were occupants of a 2007 BMW 525 that collided with a 2020 Mack tractor-trailer. The accident happened at the intersection of Hancock Avenue and 160th Street, north of Holmes. The Iowa State Patrol said the victims died upon impact with the truck. The driver of the semi, 20-year-old Braxton William Matthew Murphy, of Eldora, was not injured.

At this point, only one of the victims have been identified. That person was 27-year-old Jorge Marih Lopez-Lopez, of Britt. He was wearing a seat belt. It’s not known if the remaining victims were wear a seat belt, and we also don’t know who was driving the car.

The crash remains under investigation.