(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report there were two separate accidents Saturday afternoon, with two injured in one of the crashes. At around 1:45-p.m., a single-vehicle accident happened on Highway 34 near 210th Street. Alexander Guy, of Villisca, was traveling westbound in a 2006 Honda Accord, when the car began to lose control and entered the south ditch. Alexander and an 11-year-old male passenger were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for treatment of minor injuries.

And, at about 1:41-p.m. Saturday, Montgomery County Deputies came upon an accident on the Nishnabotna River bridge on Highway 48, east of Elliott. The driver of the 2015 Chrysler 200, 55-year-old Sherri K. Turner, of Elliott, was traveling west when her car lost traction due to the snow and slush covered road. The vehicle slid across the eastbound lane of traffic and following Turner’s attempt to avoid contact with the southeast bridge guardrail, the car crossed to the northwest and hit a concrete wall on the north side of the bridge.The right front wheel and entire right side of the vehicle were damaged.

The damage left the vehicle inoperable and located near the middle of the bridge deck surface. Damage the car was estimated at $10,000. No injuries were reported.

No citations were issued following either accident.