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1 dead, 2 hurt in Mills County crash Sun. afternoon

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August 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Two Mills County residents were injured and a northwest Iowa man died, following a collision Sunday afternoon north of Pacific Junction, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver of a 2005 Cadillac Deville, 59-year old Larry Saxen, of LeMars, died at Creighton University Medical Center after being flown by LifeNet from the scene of the crash that took place at around 3:25-p.m., about a mile east of Interstate 29.  A Glenwood couple, 74-year old Dale and 73-year old Margaret Fink, were injured in the crash that happened at the intersection of Highway 34 and 195th Street.

Officials say Saxen was traveling north on 195th and stopped at the intersection, but then for some reason pulled out in front of an eastbound 2011 Kia Sorento, driven by Dale Fink. The vehicles collided in a T-bone fashion. The Patrol says the Finks were transported by Pacific Junction Rescue to Mercy Hospital. A report on their condition was not immediately available.

All three crash victims were wearing their seat belts.