(Glenwood, Iowa) – A collision north of Malvern, Friday night, resulted in three people being transported to the UNMC in Omaha. According to the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, a 2005 Nissan driven by 45-year-old Joseph Bredberg, of Council Bluffs, was traveling north on 315th Street and approaching the intersection with Highway 34, to turn west onto the Highway. A 2004 Dodge driven by 52-year-old Melissa Pedersen, of Council Bluffs, was traveling east on Highway 34, and approaching the intersection with 315th Street.

A witness in a vehicle stopped facing west on Highway 34 in the turning lane, was waiting to turn south onto 315th Street, and the intersection with Highway 34. The individual said the Bredberg’s vehicle failed to yield upon making a left turn, and was struck broadside by Pedersen’s Dodge. Due to incapacitating injuries, both drivers and a passenger in the front seat of the Dodge, were not able to be interviewed by authorities for this report.