(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were injured during a collision between a car and pickup truck, Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the pickup, driven by 57-year-old Scott Eugene Mitchell, of Afton, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 12:46-p.m., and was turning left onto Old Highway 34, when the vehicle was struck from behind by an eastbound 2014 Chevy Impala, driven by 20-year-old Kaden Lee Briggs, of Creston.

Following the collision, the car entered the south ditch and hit a utility pole before coming to rest. Briggs, and a passenger in the pickup, 64-year-old Jeff Smith, suffered suspected minor/incapacitating injuries. Both men were transported by EMS to the hospital in Creston. No citations were issued.