In an update to our noon report on an accident in Atlantic, authorities say a central Iowa man was transported to the hospital, after the vehicle he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 7th and Chestnut. The accident happened at around 11:10-a.m.

Officials say Robert Lyst, of Urbandale, was traveling west on 7th Street and in the process of turning left onto southbound Chestnut Street when his van struck an eastbound car on the driver’s side. Lyst was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the car, Steven Christman, of Atlantic, was checked for injuries but refused transportation to the hospital.

Lyst was cited for Failure to Yield Making a Left Turn. Damage from the crash amounted to $19,000.