(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office says two accidents occurred last Friday, one of which resulted in injuries. Authorities say the first accident happened at South 18th and West Boundary Streets, in Clarinda. Alan Marion Searl was driving south on 18th Street. He stopped at the intersection with West Boundary Street and then backed-up to check on a piece of roadway that needed repair. In the process, his vehicle backed into a vehicle driven by Marcia Lea Cline. Both vehicles sustained minor damage in this accident.

The other accident happened at 190th Street and C ave in Page County. Phillip James Ranney was driving East on 190th Street. Just East of C Avenue, Ranney looked out into an open field. One of the vehicles’ tires dropped off the pavement, causing the vehicle to enter a ditch, where it struck a road sign and a fence. Ranney was transported to Shenandoah Medical Center.