(Truro, Iowa) – A collision in southern Madison County Monday evening resulted in a teenager being transported to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2007 Arctic Cat 700 UTV operated by 16-year-old Tyler J. Heitink, of Truro, was following a slow moving McCormick farm tractor driven by 42-year-old Joseph A. Heitink, of Truro, because there were no lights on the tractor.

A 2000 Chevy pickup truck driven by 15-year-old Walker W. Nelson, of Saint Charles, rear-ended the UTV, causing the UTV to strike the rear of the tractor. The accident happened on Madison County Road G-68 (The Truro Road), at around 6:04-p.m., Monday. Tyler Heitink was injured in the collision, and transported to Methodist Hospital.

The Patrol was unable to determine (at the time of their report) if the UTV had its lights on. The accident remains under investigation.