(Stuart, Iowa) – A collision in Stuart Tuesday evening resulted in one person injured and the roadway blocked for at least a couple of hours.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1992 Dodge pickup driven by 74-year-old Jimmie Lee Easley, of Earlham, was traveling east on Front Street in Stuart at around 7:30-p.m. A 2004 Chrysler Sebring was disabled on the south shoulder of Front Street, facing east, just west of Adair Street, and a 2019 Chevy Equinox was parked on the south shoulder of Front Street, facing west, assisting with the disabled vehicle.

The Patrol says 44-year-old Shane Martin Wells, of Stuart, was between the Sebring and Equinox, when Easley’s pickup struck the rear of the Chrysler, when then hit the front of the SUV. Wells suffered serious injuries and was transported by LifeFlight helicopter to Mercy Hospital, in Des Moines.

Stuart Police assisted at the scene.