(Hardin County, Iowa) – Two people died in a head-on crash Monday afternoon south of Ackley. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2016 Ford Edge SUV was traveling north on Hardin County Road D-15 at the same time a 2024 Isuzu truck was traveling southbound. The vehicles struck each other head-on at around 3:45-p.m., just north of 120th Street.

Both drivers died. Their names were being withheld, pending notification of family. The crash remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, EMA and Emergency Squad, Ackley Fire, and Eldora EMS.