(Cedar County, Iowa) – A collision between an SUV and a UTV Saturday evening on the southwest side of Tipton left one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 7:45-p.m. at the intersection of Cedar Valley Road and Sand Trap Circle, when a 2022 Polaris off-road vehicle crossed Cedar Valley Road and was struck by a 2009 Mazda CX-9 that crossed the center line of the road. The UTV was traveling northbound and the SUV was southbound when the collision occurred.

One person died at the scene. Two others were transported by Stanwood and Tipton ambulance crews to the the University of Iowa Hospital. The victims’ names were not immediately released. The crash remains under investigation. Tipton Police and the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.