(Rockwell City, Iowa) – A crash Friday morning (11/4) in northwest Iowa’s Calhoun County claimed the life of a woman from Pomeroy, and resulted injuries to a man and woman from Estherville. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2009 Ford Focus driven by 22-year-old Gabrielle Ludwig, crossed the center-line of the road and collided head-on, driver-side to driver-side with a 2012 Ford F-350 pickup driven by 85-year-old Larry Harsin. The pickup was pulling a gooseneck trailer.

After the impact, the trailer went up and over the car. Gabrielle Ludwig died at the scene. Larry Harsin, and his passenger, 81-year-old Sandra Harsin, were injured and transported by Rockwell City EMS to Trinity Hospital in Fort Dodge. All of the victims were wearing seat belts.

The accident, which happened at around 8:40-a.m. at Highway 4 and D-26, remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Dept., Rockwell City P-D, Rockwell City Fire & Rescue, the Iowa DOT Road Dept., and Calhoun County EMA.