(Sheldon, Iowa) – A collision between a car and a semi tractor-trailer in northwest Iowa, Tuesday afternoon, resulted in life-threatening injuries to a man from Nebraska. The accident happened at around 1:20-p.m. south of Sheldon, in O’Brien County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by 48-year-old Brian J. Williams, of Omaha, was traveling south on Nettle Avenue, when the car crossed the center line of the road.

The vehicle struck the rear axles of a trailer attached to a 2017 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer before leaving the road to the west. The driver of the semi, 22-year-old Devon Timothy Stetson, of Hull, attempted to  evade the crash by moving to the right, but was unable to avoid doing so.

Following the collision, the semi stopped on Nettle Avenue. Williams – who was not wearing a seat belt -was transported by Sheldon Ambulance to the Sanford Hospital in Sheldon, before being flown to a separate trauma center.  Stetson was not hurt in the accident.