(Warren County, Iowa) – The teenage driver of a small SUV was injured Wednesday afternoon, when her vehicle collided with a larger SUV. The accident happened north of Indianola, at around 1:40-p.m. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2012 KIA Sportage driven by 16-year-old Evelyn Flores, and a 2019 Ford Edge driven by 64-year-old James Brian Simpson, both of Indianola, were traveling north on Highway 65/69 just north of Elk Horn Street, when the two drivers were slowing for a vehicle in front of their vehicles, that had slowed suddenly before making a left turn into a crossover between the north- and southbound lanes.

The Patrol says Flores failed to slow in-time, resulting in her SUV hitting the rear-end of the Ford. Flores was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.