(Red Oak, Iowa) – An accident at around 8-p.m. Sunday in Montgomery County claimed the life of a man from Red Oak. The Iowa State Patrol reports 68-year-old Miles H. Russell died, when the 2019 Ford F-150 pickup he was driving crossed the center line of eastbound Highway 34 near Eastern Avenue in Red Oak, and struck the front driver’s side of a westbound 2007 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, driven by 54-year-old Jonathan D. Gonseth, of Murray.

Following the collision, the pickup struck a road sign and came to rest partially in the north ditch. The semi came to rest partially on the road and westbound shoulder. Miles Russell – who was not wearing a seat belt – was transported by Red Oak Fire to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Gonseth suffered minor injuries, but was not transported to the hospital.