(Elk Horn, Iowa) – A head-on crash at around 2:25-a.m. Saturday (today), south of Elk Horn, resulted in serious injuries to both drivers. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1999 Chevy C2500 pickup driven by 48-year-old Jesse Lee Archibald, of Elk Horn, was traveling south of Highway 173, when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road and collided with a northbound 2011 Ford Fusion, driven by 22-year-old Gracee Dora Rose Deakins, of Kimballton.

Both drivers were transported by Elk Horn Rescue to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. The Patrol says both drivers were wearing their seat belts.

The crash remains under investigation. Shelby and Audubon County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene.