(Cedar Falls, Iowa) – One person died and another was injured this (Monday) afternoon, during a UTV accident in Black Hawk County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2019 Polaris Ranger was traveling north on N. Union Road (northwest of Cedar Falls), and failed to yield before turning in front of a 2013 Chrysler 200, which was traveling southbound on Union Road. The crash happened at around 2:20-p.m.

Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch, where the UTV caught fire. The names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of family.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, MercyOne EMS, Covenant EMS, Cedar Falls and Waterloo Fire Departments.