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6 injured in a Mills County head-on crash Sunday afternoon

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November 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Six people, including three juveniles, were injured Sunday afternoon when a car and an SUV collided west of Glenwood, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2023 Honda Accord exited Interstate 29 northbound at Exit 35 and onto the Highway 34 eastbound ramp, before turning westbound onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 34. The car continued westbound in the eastbound lane, striking a 2006 GMC Yukon SUV head-on. The accident happened at around 12:45-p.m., Sunday.

The driver of the car , 49-year-old Philip Wilson, of Tea, South Dakota, and the driver of the SUV, 40-year-old Eric Meyer, of Glenwood, were injured, along with Meyer’s passenger, 34-year-old Miranda Sims, of Glenwood, and the three juveniles. The names and ages of the juveniles were not released.

Two of the juveniles suffered minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital. The third juvenile, along with Meyer and Sims, were transported to Bergen-Mercy Hospital by Mills County and Silver City EMS. Wilson was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by Silver City EMS.

None of the injuries that required transport to the hospital were considered to be life-threatening.  The Patrol says two of the adults and two of the children were not wearing seat belts.