One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near New London. According to the Iowa State Patrol Norman Hirschy of Mount Pleasant died when the pickup he was driving crossed the center line and struck pickup driven by Sheila Wilkerson of New London. Wilkerson was transported to University Hospitals by air. The crash occurred at about 3 pm of the 2500 block of 260th Street also known as Old Hwy 34 west of New London. This is the second fatal crash in a week and a half near New London. Two people were killed in a single vehicle accident southeast of New London on November 26.
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