(Red Oak, Iowa) – A chain-reaction accident in Red Oak early Tuesday afternoon involving four vehicles, resulted in six people, including three juveniles, being transported to the Montgomery County Hospital, in Red Oak for treatment of minor injuries. According to the Red Oak Police Department, a 2005 GMC Yukon SUV driven by a 16-year-old Red Oak female, was traveling south on 8th Street a little after 12-p.m., Tuesday. The vehicle was stopped, waiting to cross Highway 34. When the teen driver pulled away from the stop sign, she entered the path of a 2012 GMC Sierra pickup that westbound on Highway 34 pulling a trailer, and was driven by 51-year-old Barry J. Martinson, of Lincoln, NE.

The Sierra struck the SUV in the front fender, causing the pickup to cross the center line of the road before striking a 1997 Ford F-250 pickup that was stopped eastbound, waiting to turn north. The Ford was driven by 31-year-old Nathan John Hossle, of Emerson. His pickup then struck a 2022 Ford panel van that was eastbound and driven by 45-year-old Dustin Meader, of Fremont, NE.

The Sierra and Ford pickup’s ended-up in the south ditch. The SUV ended-up in the north ditch. The van stopped on the road. The driver of the SUV and two juvenile passengers were transported by private vehicle to the Montgomery County Hospital. Martinson and his passenger, Pamela Wheeler, along with Nathan Hossle, were transported to the hospital by Red Oak Rescue. Dustin Meader was not injured in the crash.

The driver of the SUV was cited for Failure to Yield upon entering a through highway. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Red Oak Rescue, the Red Oak Fire Dept., the Montgomery County EMA, Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies, the City of Red Oak Street Dept., and Montgomery County Communications.