A two-vehicle crash in rural Henry County Thursday evening sent both drivers to the hospital.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened just before 6:00 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 34 westbound and Clayton Avenue.
Authorities say an 82-year-old man from Mount Pleasant, identified as Ronald Wayne Welcher, was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Highway 34 to head north on Clayton Avenue when he failed to yield to an oncoming pickup driven by 22-year-old Collin McDaniel Congdon of Donnellson.
The two vehicles collided in the westbound lanes, sending Welcher’s truck into the ditch and Congdon’s pickup into the southbound lanes of Clayton Avenue.
Both drivers were injured in the crash. Welcher, who was wearing a seatbelt, was airlifted by MedForce to the University of Iowa Hospitals. Congdon, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported by ambulance to Henry County Health Center.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, with assistance from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Pleasant Fire Department, Henry County EMS, and MedForce.