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3 juveniles hurt, 1 seriously, in a Red Oak accident

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April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A collision between an SUV and a pickup Tuesday afternoon in Red Oak, resulted in injuries to three juveniles from Red Oak. All three were in the SUV. One of them, a nine-year-old male, was seriously hurt and flown by Air Evac helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. The other two, a 12-year-old male and a 9-year-old female,  suffered suspected minor injuries.

Authorities say Red Oak Fire and Rescue and Red Oak Police were dispatched to the accident scene at the intersection of N. 2nd and East Valley Streets, at around 4:40-p.m. Upon investigation, it was determined a 1996 Chevy pickup driven by 38-year-old Michael Squires, of Red Oak, was traveling south on N. 2nd, when the vehicle broadsided a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, driven by Melissa Vanscyoc, of Red Oak, as she was traveling east on Valley Street.

Squires was cited for Failure to Yield, and Failure to show proof of insurance. Both vehicles were totaled, which damages amounting to $19,000.