The Red Oak Police Department reports a two vehicle accident occurred at 6:00pm on Highway 34 Saturday.  The accident occurred just west of Red Oak near mile marker 35.  A line of vehicles were stopped waiting for a train that was over the Highway.  A 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by 43-year-old Trent Allen Burnison of Emerson decided to do a u-turn and head East due to the delay from the train.  Burnison was traveling approximately 40mph when a 2008 Toyota Highlander driven by 69-year-old Joyce Fern Milby of Red Oak also decided to u-turn out of line and head east.  Burnison attempted to swerve out of the way but his front drivers side collided with the front passenger side of Milby’s Toyota.  Burnison then was forced into the ditch and the Toyota narrowly avoided entering the ditch and stopped facing south.

Burnison was transported to Montgomery County Hospital to be examined for possible minor neck injuries.

Both vehicles received an estimated $15,000 damage and both were towed from the scene.  A no littering street sign was also damaged in the crash at an estimated $260.

Red Oak Police are investigating a burglary at a pizza restaurant.  The Red Oak Police responded at 3:00pm Saturday to a reported burglary at Patoli’s Pizza Restaurant located at 410 East Reed Street in Red Oak.  The burglary is believed to have occurred between 10:00pm Friday and 3:00pm Saturday.  The owners report upwards of $700 in damage to the business as well as missing cash and other items.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

A woman from central Iowa and a man from Adair died as the result of a crash this (Saturday) morning, one mile east of Anita on White Pole Road.

The Iowa State Patrol says 27-year old Tara Norton of West Des Moines and 70-year old James Snyder, of Adair died in the crash. 63-year old Constance Snyder was injured and flown to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

The crash happened at around 8:10-a.m., as Norton was traveling westbound on White PoleRoad in a 2005 Buick Lesabre. When the car drifted onto the shoulder, Norton overcorrected, causing the vehicle to veer into the eastbound Lane, where it collided with a 2015 Dodge Caravan driven by Constance Snyder.

Both vehicles ended up in the South ditch. Tara Norton died at the scene. James Snyder died at the Cass CountyMemorial Hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Atlantic Police, Medivac Ambulance, Anita Rescue, Wiota 1st Responders. and Adair Fire and Rescue.

Rescue crews from Anita and Wiota, along with Medivac Ambulance, have been called to a two-vehicle accident with injuries, about one mile east of Anita, on Whitepole Road. The crash was reported at around 8:12-a.m. Early indications were three people were hurt, with at least one person trapped. Med-Air1 helicopter was about to touch down near the scene as of 8:45-a.m.

No other details are currently available.